Andrea Palladio
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Andrea Palladio was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of the m
Portrait of Palladio by Alessandro Maganza
One of the first works by Palladio, Villa Godi (begun 1537)
Hall of the Muses of the Villa Godi (1537–1542)
Villa Piovene (1539)
Teatro Olimpico
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The Teatro Olimpico is a theatre in Vicenza, northern Italy, constructed in 1580–1585. It was the final design by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and was not completed until after hi
Andrea Palladio
…between the circle and the cross, and the horizontal and vertical elements, both on the facade and in the interior. The final work of Palladio was the Teatro Olimpico in the Piazza Matteotti in Vicenza, built for the theatrical productions of the Olympic Society of Vicenza, of which Palladio was a member. He was asked…
Teatro Olimpico
The cavea, or seating area. The loggia or columned portico at the top conceals a staircase (visible in Scamozzi's floor plan) which originally served as the entrance to the cavea.
Cross section (drawing by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)
Floor plan (drawing by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)