A magnificent work of architecture, this was Andrea Palladio<\/b>\u2019s first great triumph, and the achievement of a dream: the creation of a city palazzo set within the heart of the countryside. <\/p>\n
It was in the year 1552 that the nobleman Giorgio Cornaro<\/b> decided to commission the architect to work on a new country residence for his villa farming estate. Palladio opted for a single body structure with a square floor plan and two facades, the main facade being in the form of a projecting pronaos with a double order of columns: the walls are in rusticated stone, and the double colonnade is surmounted by a tympanum \u2013 all creating a harmonious whole that reveals the architect\u2019s skilful handling of space. Within the villa are a series of six statues that depict illustrious members of the Cornaro family; they are the work of Camillo Mariani (1589-90). There is also a magnificent series of stuccowork panels and details by Borolo Cabianca (1716) which frame a total of 104 frescoes on biblical themes, all painted by Mattia Bertoloni (1716-1718).
This highly original cycle of works, whose iconography reveals clear Masonic influences, is characterised by both a Late Mannerist handling of form and a grace that clearly heralds the advent of Rococo. <\/p>\n
The villa is not<\/b> regularly open to the public. However, visits may be arranged for groups or during special opening events organised by the Palladio Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Work of A. Palladio and included in the UNESCO Heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1036179,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[],"tags":[759,762,1852],"categorie_poi":[760],"class_list":["post-6720","luogo","type-luogo","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-unesco-world-heritage","tag-historical","tag-palladio-en","categorie_poi-historical-buildings-and-streets"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n