Year of Palladio

Civic Architecture : Villa

Villa Saraceno

Built in the late 1540s, Villa Saraceno “has an extraordinary, almost ascetic, simplicity. It is a pure volume made of brick and plaster completely stripped of decorative elements…Even the plan is disarmingly simple: two minor spaces designed to hold the stairs create the T-shape of the salone; while on its sides are pairs of rooms linked by harmonious proportions.” (Beltramini, p. 131)

Additional Reading

Andrea Palladio by Stephen R. Wassell

Additional Villas

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The Year of Palladio
and the various ICA&CA
programs enlivening it
are made possible in part by
the generous support of
The Sonia Raiziss
Giop Foundation,
The Orville Gordon
Browne Foundation,
The Paul & Klara
Porzelt Foundation, and
The Arthur Ross Foundation. City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs

City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs