The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio (40 page)

on Palladio buildings,
44
,
81
,
172
,
197
–98,
199
,
200
,
226

on Sanmicheli villa,
160

vaults,
xviii
,
63
,
80
–81,
263
,
266

Venetian foot,
110
n,
244

Venetian measurement standard,
110
n,
244

Venetian Republic:

agricultural development of,
37
–38,
176
,
191

citizenship requirements in,
15

glassmaking in,
61
,
103

governing body of,
36

Padua as intellectual center of,
18

plague epidemic in,
222

river routes in,
95
–96,
100
–101,
176

in War of League of Cambrai,
11
,
21

Venetian (Palladian) window,
see serlianas

Venice,
13
,
114

architects’ careers in,
22
,
116
–18

domestic architecture of,
122
n,
211

founding families of,
121

Palladio’s commissions in,
196
–200

population size of,
12
,
222

Rialto bridge in,
117
,
122
n

summer retreats from,
100
–101

Venturi, Robert,
118

Verona, gates of,
20
,
56

Veronese (Paolo Caliari),
164
,
170
,
186
,
187
,
197
,
221

Vicentine measurement standard,
110
n,
233
–34,
244

Vicenza:

Loggia del Capitano in,
221
–22

Palladio’s Basilica in,
73
–82,
76
,
82
,
84
,
85
,
96
,
116
,
176
,
220
,
221
,
223
,
229
,
266

population of,
12

town houses in,
73
,
95
–97

Vignola, Giacomo da,
148

Villa, Forni,
91
–92,
255
,
258

Villa Almerico (La Rotonda),
201
–20,
202
,
204
,
208
,
210
,
212
,
222
,
259
,
264

clay-tile roof of,
201
,
213

dome of,
201
,
202
,
205
–7,
211
,
214
,
220
,
264

exterior molding at,
208
,
208

extreme symmetry of,
201
–2,
203
,
206
,
209
–10

floor plan of,
206
,
207
,
219
–20

location of,
201
,
202
,
210
,
240
,
256

as most influential Palladio building,
210
–11,
213
–19

owners of,
219
–20

Villa Angarano,
146
–47,
221
,
258

Villa Badoer,
167
–81,
170
,
174
,
176
,
180
,
183
–84

curved loggias of,
167
,
171
–72,
173
,
175
,
178
,
179
,
181
–82

floor plan of,
170
–71,
170
,
175

frescoes of,
169
–70,
175
,
183

front façade of,
167
,
171
,
173
,
176
,
183

location of,
167
,
172
,
176
,
178
,
256

modesty vs. extravagance of,
175

owners of,
175
–76,
179

raised brick terrace around,
172
–73

Villa Barbaro,
145
–65,
146
,
158
,
175
,
215
,
258

arcaded wings of,
xv
,
146
,
160
–61,
193
,
261
,
264

criticisms of,
159
,
164
–65

frescoes in,
163
–64,
170

initial sketches of,
161
–62

interior of,
161
–64

location of,
145
,
151
,
185
,
240
,
256

medieval house and,
151
,
161
,
162

outbuildings of,
147
,
159

owners of,
147
–49,
151
,
152
,
153
,
157
,
163

pavilions of,
146
,
152
,
161

rear garden of,
151
,
185
,
263

sculptural plasterwork at,
152
–53,
159
,
171
,
264

surroundings of,
150
,
159
–60

temple effect of,
xv
,
146
–47,
156
,
173

Villa Caldogno,
92
,
139
,
187
,
255
,
257

Villa Chiericati,
98
–100,
98
,
104
,
107
,
257
,
263

Villa Cornaro,
119
–32,
120
,
128
,
132
,
258

double porticoes of,
120
,
121
,
123
,
124
,
125
,
131
,
132
,
140
,
141
,
168
,
262

entrance stairs of,
126
,
193

floor plan of,
128
–29,
171
,
234
n

height of,
119
,
122
,
146

interior of,
126
–31,
171

location of,
119
,
122
,
131
,
256

owners of,
121
–22,
127
,
128

rear garden of,
125
–26,
131
,
161

Villa Emo,
185
–86,
241
,
259

arcaded wings of,
185
–96,
190
,
261

austere dignity of,
185
,
186
,
192
,
193
,
195
–96,
240
,
262

exterior dimensions of,
186
,
207
n

floor plan of,
188
–89,
188
,
231

frescoes of,
186
–88,
189
,
191
–92,
196

front façade of,
192
–93,
193
,
195
–96

location of,
185
,
256

owners of,
187
,
189
,
191
–92,
196

ramped entrance of,
190
,
192
–93

setting of,
185
,
240

Villa Foscari (La Malcontenta),
100
–114,
118
,
258

double stairs of,
102
,
103
,
126

dramatic front façade of,
103
–4,
105
,
106
,
113
–14,
263

exterior dimensions of,
103
,
207
n

floor plan of,
107
–11,
110
,
113
,
127
,
171

frescoes of,
106
–7,
187

location of,
100
–101,
102
,
103
,
118
,
240
,
256

portico of,
100
,
103
,
104
,
106
,
113
,
121
,
173
,
215

rear façade of,
112
,
113

Villa Garzoni,
192

Villa Gazoto,
257

pediment motif of,
54
,
56
,
57
,
58
,
68

pilasters of,
54
,
55
,
262

rear façade of,
70

Villa Giulia,
148

Villa Godi,
1
–10,
2
,
8
,
23
–28,
60
,
122
,
256
,
257

ceilings of,
6
–7,
89

critics of,
7
,
9

frescoes of,
24
–28,
26
,
88
,
106
,
163
,
187

loggia of,
2
,
3
,
4
,
8
,
57
,
243
,
246

owner of,
4
,
5

as Palladio’s first independent commission,
7
,
9
–10,
23
,
38
,
72

precise geometrical alignment in,
6

pre-existing foundation used in,
3
–4,
35
,
79

sala
of,
5
,
25
,
27
,
36

setting of,
2
,
9
,
24
,
159
,
240

size of,
3
,
5
,
32
,
68

windows of,
3
,
4
,
6
,
7
,
27
,
32
,
61
,
229
n

Villa La Soranza,
57
,
59
,
160
,
164

Villa Madama,
43
–44,
47
,
59
,
148

Villa Mocenigo (Dolo),
179
,
181
,
234
n,
258

Villa Mocenigo (Marocco),
259

Villa Molin,
211
,
215

Villa Muzani,
257

Villa Piovene,
257

Villa Pisani (Bagnolo),
31
–38,
42
–54,
56
–64,
157
,
256
,
257

basement of,
32
,
43
,
60
,
103

courtyard of,
31
–32,
44
–45,
47
,
73

entrance loggia of,
35
–36,
34
,
42
,
47
,
52
–53,
54
,
261
,
265

family status reflected in,
37

owners of,
36
–37,
63

pedimented design of,
54
,
56
–59,
58
,
135
,
171
,
263

previous house on site of,
35
,
79

rear façade of,
70
,
113

restoration of,
59
–60,
64

Roman buildings as influence on,
42
,
43
,
44
,
47

sala
of,
36
,
37
,
42
,
52
,
54
,
62
,
63
,
87
,
106
,
127
,
162

size of,
32
,
230

stone moldings on,
32
,
68

successive designs drawn for,
45
–54,
46
,
47
,
50
,
51
,
53
,
72

windows of,
32
,
33
,
36
,
43
,
59
,
61

Villa Pisani (Montagnana),
125
,
130
,
258
,
261

Villa Poiana,
65
–74,
85
–92,
86
,
126
,
227
,
257
,
265

attic of,
89
–90

courtyard and garden of,
72
–73

design evolution of,
71
–72

forceful simplicity of,
138
,
175
,
241

front façade of,
65
–70,
66
,
67
,
85
,
90
–91,
138

innovative elements of,
91
–92

interior of,
85
–89,
171

location of,
65
,
256