Frescoes in the Villa Emo, Fanzolo di Vedelago (1564-66)
by Giovanni Battista ZELOTTI

The residential complex of the Emo family in Fanzolo was built between 1554 and 1561 by Andrea Palladio. The decoration of the interior, seven rooms and the central hall, was commissioned by Leonardo Emo, a Venetian patrician, from Giovanni Battista Zelotti. The subject matter of the fresco cycle is the fecundity of the earth and conjugal union, which, together, constitute the solid foundation of a family's prosperity. Every room has a fresco above the door in imitation of a painting on canvas, and each of theses frescoes features a Christian subject that corresponds to the ancient gods.

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Wall in the Central Hall
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Wall in the Central Hall
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Wall in the Central Hall
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Wall in the Central Hall (detail)
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Wall in the Central Hall (detail)
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Decoration in the Hall of the Arts (detail)
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Decoration in the Hall of the Arts (detail)
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


View of the Hall of Venus
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Decoration in rooms of grotesques (detail)
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Decoration in rooms of grotesques (detail)
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago


Vault of the vestibule
1564-66
Fresco
Villa Emo Capodilista, Fanzolo di Vedelago



Paintings by Giovanni Battista ZELOTTI
Frescoes in the Villa Godi (1561-65)
Frescoes in the Villa Emo (1564-66)
Various paintings



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