The Legacy of Palladio
Palladio was one of the most popular and successful architect of the Renaissance. That is a fact that you can not question. But you may think to yourself; who influenced Palladio to become the architect he was? Well that question, ladies and gentlemen, has many answers. He was influenced by the work of Vitruvius, the classical Roman architect, and Leon Alberta Battista, the Renaissance man. But that's not all; he also familiarized himself with his colleagues like Guilio Romano, Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Sebastian Serlio and Michele Sanmicheli. Just because he was influenced by many people doesn't mean that he wasn't artistic and didn't come up with his own ideas, because he did.
On the other hand, Palladio is one of the most copied and influential architects still in the world today. British American and European architecture is a few of many types of architecture to capture and use his "style". Many of Inigo Jones' in England reflect this "style" that Palladio used. This "style" has a name; it's called the Palladian style. Some other famous architects that have used the Palladian style is William Kent, Colin Campbell, Sir Christopher Wren and Sir William Chambers to just name a few. Even in Thomas Jefferson's Monticello pictured above.
Even though Palladio died in 1580, he has left his legacy behind, the Palladian style.
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Photograph: -http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/arch/images/monticello_.jpg
Information: -http://en.venere.com/hotels_venice/giudecca/hotel_bauer_palladio_hotel_spa.html
-http://www.ultimateitaly.com/culture-antropology/andrea-palladio.html
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