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Palladio was the pre-eminent architect of the Italian Renaissance and considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the history of architecture. His writings, found in his four-volume Treatise on Architecture, had a profound influence on Jefferson's designs. He referred to the Italian architect's classical designs emphasizing symmetry, proportion and harmony as his "architectural bible." 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White House, 1800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/1723938172438-Z54XEE2PRZWPU0GTBJB0/US-Cap-for-web.jpg Blog - Palladio’s influence on Thomas Jefferson and Classical American Architecture - U.S. Capitol, 1863, 1962 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/c93d495c-4b13-4014-a927-74c8d4cb766a/Villa+Rotonda+aerial.jpg Blog - Palladio’s influence on Thomas Jefferson and Classical American Architecture It is likely that Jefferson named his plantation Monticello, which, in Italian, means “small hill” because Palladio wrote in his treatise that his Villa La Rotonda, found just outside of Vicenza, was set on its own small “monticello.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/c0da4ae8-00d8-4528-b8df-3e19fc200a6a/San+Giorgio.JPG Blog - Palladio’s influence on Thomas Jefferson and Classical American Architecture Most of Palladio’s works are found where we focus our finely curated tours - in the Italian region of Veneto. It is there that your guide will accompany you to his most famous works in the cities of Venice, Padua, Vicenza and Verona. He designed the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, seen to the left, and more than fifteen villas along the Brenta river. We will visit two of his better-known examples – Villa Emo, near Castelfranco Veneto and Villa Maser, 10 miles to the north, near Asolo, seen below. https://www.palladiotours.com/blog/pkzbpjwrtbiy0z4jjvi6g4mc0m73cm monthly 0.5 2024-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/5c71eb28-29ae-45a4-a20e-cdb39c6f0ecc/3f3a30279f7bfc8482171e77933b7f53.jpg Blog - Saint Mark and Venice: More Than Meets the Eye - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/bb82812c-06f4-4162-835c-486f225f5ba5/Tintoretto-Il-Ritrovamento-del-corpo-di-San-Marco.jpg Blog - Saint Mark and Venice: More Than Meets the Eye - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/af9591d4-cb72-41b5-bae9-23e21de1f83f/redentoree_2010.jpg Blog - Saint Mark and Venice: More Than Meets the Eye - 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The Enchanting Beauty of Padua and Its Scrovegni Chapel - Donatello’s “Equestrian Statue of Gattamelata” Donatello’s “Equestrian Statue of Gattamelata” in bronze with the Basilica of St Anthony in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/1666225317203-E64PK729ILYNOF4H7SR3/Basilica-di-Santa-Giustina-.jpg Blog - The Enchanting Beauty of Padua and Its Scrovegni Chapel - Benedictine Abbey of Santa Giustina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/fbb27a86-8594-4495-913e-852dc5ad922f/Scrovegni8-for-web.jpg Blog - The Enchanting Beauty of Padua and Its Scrovegni Chapel - Make it stand out The spectacular vault and depiction of the Final Judgement of the Scrovegni Chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/1666224019622-1BX1DSMMD3J9EC9PZNOD/Scrovegni3-for-web.jpg Blog - The Enchanting Beauty of Padua and Its Scrovegni Chapel - The Last Supper Giotto’s depiction of The Last Supper in the Scrovegni Chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/1666223545589-IAGII6VYQRX2RRDUNAXS/Scrovegni1-for-web.jpg Blog - 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Revelers in blue satin and gold-highlighted masks. 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Photo courtesy Associazione Pro Marostica Marostica’s human sized chess board with its costumed contestants in place. Bleachers filled with spectators line each side. The Upper Castle and Medieval walls are in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c275a50190102e0d99798/1648516051740-ZV2Z2Z057WKSIVBSALF3/41380319_1094558697374378_4451754759312900096_o.jpg__1000x700_q80_subsampling-2.jpg Blog - Marostica: from Magnificent Cherries to a Human-sized Tournament of Chess - At least one evening event each year. Photo courtesy Associazione Pro Marostica As the evening skies darken, Marostica’s human sized chess pieces, in costume ready for the tournament to begin. 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