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Also Known As Andrea di Pietro della Gondola
Born November 30, 1508 • Padua • Italy
Died August 1580 (aged 71) • Vicenza • Italy
Movement / Style Mannerism • Palladianism
Subjects Of Study classicism • architecture • humanism

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Villa Rotonda near Vicenza, Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio, features a symmetrical structure with classical columns, a central dome, and statues atop the roof.
Andrea Palladio: Loggia del Capitanio
Andrea Palladio: San Giorgio Maggiore
Andrea Palladio: interior of San Giorgio Maggiore
Ornate stage of Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Italy, featuring classical architectural details, statues in niches, and a central archway opening onto a perspective street set.
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, by Andrea Palladio, 1566–1610.
Venice: San Giorgio Maggiore
Nave toward the apse, S. Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, designed by Andrea Palladio, 1566; an example of Renaissance space.
Teatro Olimpico, designed by Andrea Palladio and completed by Vincenzo Scamozzi, 1585, Vicenza, Italy.
Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza, Italy, by Andrea Palladio, 1550–51
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