Villa and Palace in the Venetian Renaissance - The Palladian House Between Country and City

"Johanna D. Heinrichs offers the first comprehensive study of the Villa Pisani in this book, providing a critical analysis of Palladio's hybrid design, the villa's original setting and uses, and the preoccupations of its patron. Heinrichs argues that the Villa Pisani served as the owner's principal residence"--

Sommario

Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Villa and Palace: 1. Urban dignity & villa delights; 2. The patron; 3. Four seasons; Part II. Territory and Town: 4. Estate building; 5. Montagnana and its Venetian Borgo; 6. Mobility and the stop-over villa; Part III. The Villa in Time: 7. Between real and ideal; 8. Liminal architecture; 9. The villa as patrimony; Epilogue; Appendices; Manuscript and archival sources; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Johanna D. Heinrichs is Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Kentucky College of Design. Her research has been funded by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and the Italian Art Society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Johanna D Heinrichs, Johanna D. Heinrichs, Johanna D. (University of Kentucky) Heinrichs
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9781009492232
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949223-2
• Pagine: 375
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Northern Italy, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, Italy, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Theory of architecture, Architectural structure and design