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COMPARATIVE ARCHITECTURE.
and as the scene of his labours. Palladio indefatigably
studied, and measured, all the Roman antiquities, as may
be seen by the drawings in his book on architecture. His
designs are mostly erected in brick and stucco, the lower
storey being rusticated, and the upper ones having pilasters.
A second method of his was to comprise two floors in the
height of the order, to obtain scale in that feature, and unity
and dignity in the whole composition. There are several
examples in Vicenza of this treatment.
The arcade surrounding and casing the mediaeval town
hall at Vicenza, is his most famous work (No. 133). It is
built in a beautiful stone, and is in two storeys of Doric and
Ionic orders.
The Villa del Capra (generally known as the Rotunda)
near Vicenza is an example of the application of the features
of classical architecture carried to an extreme. It is a
square building, with a pillared portico on each face leading
to a central rotunda, which appears externally as a low
dome above the tiled roof which is hipped all ways from the
angles of the main building. This building was copied by
Inigo Jones at Chiswick, and elsewhere, both in England
and on the Continent.
Although Palladio’s designs were mainly executed in
mean materials, and were often never fully carried out, still
their publication in books had a far-reaching influence on
European architecture.
At Verona the architect San Micheli, a man of great
ability, erected several palaces, of which the Palazzo Pom-
peii is the most noticeable.
He was more or less a military architect, being the
originator of a new system of fortification. The entrance
gateways through the fortifications of Verona, are notable
instances of his power of giving character to his works ;
they are bold and original in treatment. He gave great
extension to the use of rustication as a means of effect.
The Palazzo del Consiglio at Verona was erected in
1500 by Fra Giocondo, and is chiefly remarkable for the
coloured “ sgraffito work ” of the faqade.
COMPARATIVE ARCHITECTURE.
and as the scene of his labours. Palladio indefatigably
studied, and measured, all the Roman antiquities, as may
be seen by the drawings in his book on architecture. His
designs are mostly erected in brick and stucco, the lower
storey being rusticated, and the upper ones having pilasters.
A second method of his was to comprise two floors in the
height of the order, to obtain scale in that feature, and unity
and dignity in the whole composition. There are several
examples in Vicenza of this treatment.
The arcade surrounding and casing the mediaeval town
hall at Vicenza, is his most famous work (No. 133). It is
built in a beautiful stone, and is in two storeys of Doric and
Ionic orders.
The Villa del Capra (generally known as the Rotunda)
near Vicenza is an example of the application of the features
of classical architecture carried to an extreme. It is a
square building, with a pillared portico on each face leading
to a central rotunda, which appears externally as a low
dome above the tiled roof which is hipped all ways from the
angles of the main building. This building was copied by
Inigo Jones at Chiswick, and elsewhere, both in England
and on the Continent.
Although Palladio’s designs were mainly executed in
mean materials, and were often never fully carried out, still
their publication in books had a far-reaching influence on
European architecture.
At Verona the architect San Micheli, a man of great
ability, erected several palaces, of which the Palazzo Pom-
peii is the most noticeable.
He was more or less a military architect, being the
originator of a new system of fortification. The entrance
gateways through the fortifications of Verona, are notable
instances of his power of giving character to his works ;
they are bold and original in treatment. He gave great
extension to the use of rustication as a means of effect.
The Palazzo del Consiglio at Verona was erected in
1500 by Fra Giocondo, and is chiefly remarkable for the
coloured “ sgraffito work ” of the faqade.