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Andrea Palladio
Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza, Italy, by Andrea Palladio, 1550–51.
Andrea Palladio’s first design for a church facade in Venice was for the church of San Pietro di Castello, created in 1558. Notably, this specific design does not survive today.1
While he later became renowned for his innovative facade solutions—such as those for San Francesco della Vigna, San Giorgio Maggiore, and Il Redentore—the 1558 project at San Pietro di Castello represents his earliest documented work in this category within the city.1