Andrea Palladio: 1508-1580 Architect Between the Renaissance and Baroque - Couverture rigide

The classical Roman revivalist

With this introduction to the work of Andrea Palladio (1508 1580), TASCHEN s Basic Architecture series shines its spotlight on one of the most influential figures in the history of Western architecture. Palladio s Villa Rotonda in Vicenza became the most famous building of its kind; it influenced many later designs and remains an important source of inspiration for today s architects. The Palladian style, distinguished by the typical Serlian windows, pillared façades resembling Roman temples, symmetrical floor plans, and elevations, was imported to other European countries and became widely known; in Great Britain it was one the important roots of 17th and 18th century architecture. In the 19th century, American architecture heavily referred to the style, as seen in, for example, Thomas Jefferson s Monticello home.

About the series:
Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Architecture series features:

• an introduction to the life and work of the architect
• the major works in chronological order
• information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
• a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
• approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

Manfred Wundram, born in 1925, is professor of medieval and modern art history at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. He has gained worldwide recognition with numerous publications on 14th to 16th century art and is known to the wider public for his general accounts of Renaissance art. Thomas Pape was born in Dortmund in 1963. He studied art history, history and German literature and philology at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. Born in Treviso in 1942, Paolo Marton trained as a bookseller. He has devoted himself to photography since 1977 and has a number of successful publications to his name, including a book of photographs of Rome and the villas of Veneto. Marton works for a number of magazines, and several public exhibitions have been held of his photography.