#neopalladian

[agrpress-blog]

Sabato 11 novembre 2023 alle ore 17.30, alla Libreria Minerva - piazza Fiume, 57 -, Gianpietro Olivetto presenterà Andrea Palladio, la famiglia, l’opera, il suo tempo, (Itinera Progetti). Interverrà l’autore tv e giornalista Riccardo Marra. Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, detto Palladio (Padova, 1508 - Maser, 1580), è il più importante e imitato architetto dell’età moderna, l’unico nella Storia ad aver dato il nome a uno stile, il palladianesimo. Ideava stupendi palazzi e ville, ma abitò sempre in affitto o ospite di amici e non ebbe mai una casa propria. Era sottopagato, almeno nella prima parte della sua vita professionale, e non divenne mai ricco. Condusse una vita travagliata, segnata da successi e gioie, ma anche da grandi dolori, come la perdita prematura di un nipote e di due fra i suoi cinque figli (uno accusato di omicidio, l’altro sospettato di eresia). Povero ed orfano di entrambi i genitori, iniziò a lavorare, neanche tredicenne, come scalpellino e divenne architetto da autodidatta, lavorando nei cantieri, frequentando le biblioteche delle famiglie nobili, studiando su libri e antichi resti. Andò cinque volte a Roma (nel 1541, 1545, 1546/47, 1549, 1554), dove incontrò i grandi artisti dell’epoca, fra i quali Michelangelo. Nella Città Eterna solo una sua opera: Il ciborio o altare palladiano, che si trova alle Corsie Sistine, sotto l’alto tiburio ottagonale che collega le due gallerie del quattrocentesco arcispedale di Santo Spirito in Sassia. Palladio - nei cui edifici ispirati al mondo classico, dominano bellezza, armonia e proporzionalità - ha lasciato un’eredità immensa; un testo, I Quattro Libri, che ancor oggi è il libro d’architettura più venduto al mondo; circa quattrocento disegni, un centinaio di progetti operativi, una settantina di opere esistenti, fra ville, palazzi, ponti, monumenti, facciate, chiese. E ben quarantasette di queste opere (ventisei a Vicenza e dintorni, ventuno in altre zone del Veneto) sono patrimonio dell’umanità, iscritte nella World Heritage List. Palladio ha segnato profondamente l’architettura nordamericana ed europea, e ha contribuito allo sviluppo della cosiddetta “civiltà di villa”, quel fenomeno che ha visto la realizzazione, in Veneto e in Friuli tra il Quattrocento e la fine del Settecento, di oltre quattromila ville, molte neopalladiane. Il libro ricostruisce la storia privata e professionale di Palladio. Racconta l’uomo, il marito e il padre, e cerca di svelare i misteri che ancora avvolgono la figura dell’architetto (il suo vero volto, il giallo della sepoltura). Racconta il contesto in cui ha operato il grande progettista: la Vicenza, la Repubblica Serenissima e l’Italia del Cinquecento. Un secolo caratterizzato dal fiorire delle arti, ma anche dalle guerre, dai processi per eresia e dalle epidemie di peste. Andrea Palladio, la famiglia, l’opera, il suo tempo di Gianpietro Olivetto - edizione: Itinera Progetti - Bassano del Grappa (VI) -; collana: Il leone alato; pp. 192, con foto e documenti d’epoca - è disponibile in libreria da novembre 2022.

[theunabashedepicurean]

The Library, Sir Robert Walpole’s former study at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Photography by @ashleyhicks1970 courtesy of @cabanamagazine #houghtonhall #norfolk #england #sirrobertwalpole #primeminister #cholmondeley #countryhome #countryhouse #neopalladian #listedbuilding #interior #interiors #interiordecor #interiordecorating #interiordecoration #interiordecorator #interiordesign #interiordesigner #library #study #cabanamagazine #ashleyhicks #decorativearts #art #artworks #sculpture #antiques #antiquefurniture #palladian #palladianstyle (at Norfolk) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChfS8JzoVkj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[photoprocrastination]

Bill Brandt 

“Sphinx” Chiswick House Garden, England 1944.

One of the great examples of Palladian Revival architecture in 18th century England, Lord Burlington’s Chiswick House (built 1723-29) is especially known for its eclectic gardens, whose Arcadian motifs include antique temples, statuary, and obelisks, as well as the sphinx photographed here.

[peripateticus]

Another epic walk, partly along the Thames, through all the SW’s and surprisingly picturesque Pimlico, to Chiswick. The great find of the week is the neo-Palladian Chiswick House and it’s revolutionary garden, which started the English Landscape Movement. #london #thames #thamesriver #pimlico #westminster #chiswick #chiswickhouse #englishgarden #englishlandscape #williamkent #lordburlington #neopalladian https://www.instagram.com/p/CKZc0ouHCiK/?igshid=mkgqrchlglcu

[ciophoto]

Double exposed ceilings - Norfolk’s #SloverLibrary is known for the unique juxtaposition of it’s two main buildings, the 120 year-old #neopalladian Seaboard Building and the 2015 6-story modern glass tower designed by @newmanarchitects. This photo combines the ceilings of the two buildings, the Seaboard’s classic skylight and the new Slover’s atrium with its Kent Bloomer designed ornamentation. #shotonfilm #goodmanzone #ilforddelta400 #3dprintedcamera #doubleexposure (at Slover Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5iqls4hn-0/?igshid=122n6gxwg0v3w

[epocasf]

As the sun shines, our thoughts to to spring & garden ornaments: A Handsome Pair Of American Neoclassical Style Iron Painted Campagna Urns On Stands 1960's. Each urn with egg-and-dart rim above a waisted neck over a lobed body raised on a splayed base; the urn resting on a separate graduated square plinth; good condition with nice weathered patina height: 31" (overall) diameter: 19" shortlink: https://www.epocasf.com/node/10998/ . . . . . . . . #campagnaurns #neoclassical #iron #garden #architectural #architecturalelements #gardenornaments #pedestals #planters #jardinieres #urns #american #20thcentury #1960s #classical #neopalladian #neoclassical #neoclassicalrevival #SF #sanfrancisco #interiordesign #homedecor #interiors #gardendesign #landscapedesign #intgeriordesignideas #interior_design #instainteriors #instagarden #thinkspring (at Epoca) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtB7MYwF5Fh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q5bj4z4u2ui

[ladyandtherose]

Had a very lovely tour of Spencer House and garden yesterday. The garden is only open to the public twice a year (May and June) but the house is open every Sunday. I didn't know that this was the London home of Georgiana, Duchess of Cavendish (before she was married)! #SpencerHouse #architecture #neopalladian #stjamessplace #GreenPark #London #igerslondon (at Spencer House, London)

[vietsense]

Quảng Trường Neo-Palladian 

 Quảng trường Neo-Palladian là một trong những nơi mà du khách không nên bỏ qua khi du lịch nga, nơi này được xây dựng theo kiến trúc của Châu Âu. Kiến trúc của quảng trường do kiến trúc sư Andrea Palladio Venetian thiết kế nên. Palladian có nghĩa là tòa nhà được xây dựng theo cảm hứng của Palladio. Những công trình nghiên cứu sau này đã chứng minh rằng tổng thể kiến trúc của Palladio là một sự tiến hóa vững chắc 

https://sites.google.com/view/dulichgiare2021/qu%E1%BA%A3ng-tr%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng-neo-palladian

https://dulichnga.info/quang-truong-neopalladian-pn.html

[summers-place-auctions]

Garden and Conversation Pieces Auction - 28th March 2017

An impressive set of four 18th century carved limestone urns on pedestals, after a design by William Kent  for Lord Burlington's Chiswick House

The urns 160cm.; 63ins high; 274cm.; 108ins high overall

Chiswick House is a Palladian villa in Chiswick, West London.  Arguably the finest remaining example of Neo-Palladian architecture in London, the house was designed by Lord Burlington and completed in 1729.  The house and gardens mainly created by architect and landscape designer William Kent, is one of the earliest examples of the English landscape garden.

During his trip to Italy in 1719, Burlington had acquired a passion for Palladian architecture, collecting drawings by  Palladio himself, which had belonged to Inigo Jones.  According to the biographer Howard Colvin, "Burlington's mission was to reinstate in Augustan England the canons of Roman architecture as described by Vitruvius, exemplified by its surviving remains, and practised by Palladio, Scamozzi and Jones.

Burlington, himself a talented amateur architect and in the words of Horace Walpole "Apollo of the Arts" designed the villa with the aid of William Kent, who also took a leading role in designing the gardens.

The original set of eight urns carved in Portland stone, were placed in an avenue running from the back of the house towards the exedra, in imitation of the Appian way in Rome, which was lined with funerary urns and monuments,  later immortalised in a vedute ideate by Piranesi in 1756.  Such was the popularity of the urn design, that Kent later used them in another of his gardens at Rousham, Oxfordshire, remodelled in the 1730's.

Captions for pictures; An urn of a similar design on the Praenestre Terrace at Rousham designed by William Kent ca 1738-41. Pencil sketch by William Kent of the Avenue and Exedra at Chiswick house, circa 1733, showing the urns Photograph of the urns at Chiswick House following the recent 12 million pound restoration of the grounds 1756 engraving of the Appian Way, Rome, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

[tourportugal]

The Palácio da Bolsa (Stock Exchange Palace) is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association (Associação Comercial) in Neoclassical style. It is located in the Infante D. Henrique Square in the historical centre of Porto, designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Palácio da Bolsa is located beside the St Francis Church of Porto, which was once part of the St Francis Convent, founded in the 13th century. In 1832, during the Liberal Wars, a fire destroyed the cloisters of the convent, sparing the church. In 1841, Queen Mary II donated the convent ruins to the merchants of the city, who decided to use the spot to build the seat of the Commercial Association. Building work began in 1842 following the plans of Porto architect Joaquim da Costa Lima Júnior, who designed a Neoclassical palace of Palladian influence, inspired by previous structures built in the city. Most of the palace was finished by 1850, but the decoration of the interior was only completed in 1910 and involved several different artists. The first architect of the Palácio was Joaquim da Costa Lima Júnior, who was in charge of the project from 1840 until 1860. He was responsible for the general design of the building, inspired by the Neopalladian architecture that was in fashion in Porto since the late 18th century, expressed in buildings like the Hospital of St Anthony (by English architect John Carr), the English Factory (by another Englishman, John Whitehead) and several projects by Portuguese architect Carlos Amarante. Moorish Revival Arab Room. The general structure of the Palácio was completed by 1850, but several architectural details were later entrusted to architects Gustavo Adolfo Gonçalves e Sousa (author of the stairway and the Arab Room), Tomás Augusto Soler (metallic dome of the courtyard) and Joel da Silva Pereira (Tribunal Room), among others. The interior of the Palace, only finished in 1910, was magnificently decorated by several artists. The central courtyard (Nations' Courtyard - Pátio das Nações) is covered by a large metallic, octagonal dome with glass panels, designed by Tomás Soler and built after 1880. The lower part of the dome is decorated with the painted coats-of-arms of Portugal and the countries with which Portugal had commercial relations in the 19th century. To the back of the courtyard, a sumptuous stairway, built in 1868 by Gonçalves e Sousa, leads to the upper storeys and is adorned with busts by celebrated sculptors António Soares dos Reis and António Teixeira Lopes. The ceiling frescoes were painted by António Ramalho. Several rooms of the Palace - Tribunal Room, Assembly Room, Golden Room - display furniture by José Marques da Silva, allegoric paintings by José Maria Veloso Salgado and João Marques de Oliveira, sculptures by Teixeira Lopes and many other works of art. The highlight of the Palace is, however, the Arab Room, built between 1862 and 1880 by Gonçalves e Sousa. The room is decorated in the exotic Moorish Revival style, fashionable in the 19th century, and is used as reception hall for personalities and heads of state visiting Porto.

[facadesoflondon]

Chiswick House, Lord Burlington, 1729 #facades #architecture #london #chiswick #chiswickhouse #nationaltrust #neopalladian #villarotunda #instapic #instapic #instalike (at Chiswick House and Gardens)

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Day 330 of 365 - Still Looking Up - the skylight in the Seaboard Building of Norfolk’s Slover Library. The skylight is embellished by a plaster cornice featuring a geometric motif and a classically inspired anthemion motif. The coffered ceiling has ornamental plasterwork that includes a Greek fret and egg-and-dart ornamentation. The neo-palladian style building was originally completed in 1900 as a Federal Courthouse and Post Office. In 1937 it became Norfolk’s. The coffered ceiling has ornamental plasterwork that includes a Greek fret and egg-and-dart ornamentation. The picture doesn’t do it justice, this is a must see in person experience. Restoration and reuse by @newmanarchitects @tymoffmoss Commonwealth Preservation Group and @thebiggreenw to be a part of @the_slover in 2015. #365blackandwhitechallenge #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces #neopalladian #classicalarchitecture #publiclibrary #skylight (at Slover Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2sRPplldt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cbj5mn2tib1v

[ciophoto]

Day 312 of 365 - The Sargeant Memorial Collection reading room in the old Seaboard Building @the_slover Library. Originally opened in 1900 as a US Courthouse and Post Office, the neo-Palladian style building also served as @cityofnorfolkva City Hall from 1936 to 1966. #365blackandwhitechallenge #lightandshadow #neopalladian #neopalladianarchitecture #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces #library #publiclibrary (at Slover Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoDSiiElOy5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1of21gwg95mb8

[ciophoto]

Day 156 of 365 - Seaboard Building- Completed in 1900 the historic Seaboard Building was first a Federal Courthouse & Post Office, then Norfolk’s City Hall from 1936 to 1966 and was restored in 2015 to become part of the Slover Library. This Neo Palladian masterpiece is on the National Register of Historic Places. #365blackandwhitechallenge #neopalladian #architecture #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces (at Slover Library)