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172: 33: 229:'s commentary, published in 1556 with illustrations by Palladio; he also discussed issues of building practice. At that time, such treatises were becoming a vehicle for self-promotion. Scamozzi was aware of the potential value of publicity distributed through the established channels of the book trade and he included many of his own plans and elevations, as built, as they should have been built, and as idealized projects. 607: 977: 207: 236:(Venice: Ziletti, 1583) had been quickly cobbled together with some illustrated commentary on the ruins of Rome, assembled in "the space of a few of days." According to his preface to the volumes, the images were stock productions that already existed. Over half were copied from a volume published by 303:, with colonnettes that flank the windows to support alternating triangular and arched pediments, upon which Scamozzi added reclining figures, to balance the richness of the Sansovinian decoration of the two lower floors. Eleven bays of this project were completed, and later were extended by 221:("The Idea of a Universal Architecture"), which is one of the last works of the Renaissance dealing with the theory of architecture. It was originally published with woodcut illustrations at Venice in 1615. Scamozzi depended for sections of his treatment of 191:
in 1581. In 1599 to 1600, he visited the German Empire and France and left a sketchbook record of his impressions of French architecture, which first saw the light of day in 1959. Scamozzi is famous for having inherited several unfinished projects from
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Scamozzi was born in Vicenza. His father was the surveyor and building contractor Gian Domenico Scamozzi; he was Scamozzi's first teacher, imbuing him with the principles of
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His major book came out one year before his death and was too late to influence his own success. Scamozzi's practice is sometimes spoken of as being a source of the
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was built as a row of official housing for the Procuratorate of San Marco, presented as a unified palace front that continues the end facade of the
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Branko Mitrović and Vittoria Senes, "Vincenzo Scamozzi’s Annotations to Daniele Barbaro’s Commentary on Vitruvius’ De Architectura"
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Charles Davis, "Architecture and Light: Vincenzo Scamozzi’s Statuary Installation in the Chiesetta of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice"
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Guido Beltramini, "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Scamozzi’s Idea della Architettura Universale in Palladian Territory"
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The great public project of Palladio's that Scamozzi inherited early in the process of construction was the
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Konrad Ottenheym, "A Bird’s-Eye View of the Dissemination of Scamozzi’s Treatise in Northern Europe"
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area in the second half of the 16th century. He was perhaps the most important figure there between
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1576–1579: Trissino-Trento (Pierfranceso Trissino Palace), Vicenza (with Gian Domenico Scamozzi)
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Scamozzi's influence spread far beyond his Italian commissions through his two-volume treatise,
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1588: Villa Cornaro, Poisolo, Treville di Castelfranco Veneto (Treviso) (reconstruction)
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at the time of Palladio's death in 1580 and for bringing them to their completed form.
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Uvres d'architecture de Vincent Scamozzi, architecte de la République de Venise
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L'idea della Architettura universale di Vincenzo Scamozzi architetto veneto
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Inigo Jones' library included Palladio, Scamozzi and Barbaro on Vitruvius.
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at Vicenza, which Palladio had designed in the last months of his life.
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Taccuino di Viaggio da Parigi a Venezia (14 marzo–11 maggio 1600)
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1610: Villa Contarini degli Scrigni detta Vigna Contarena (Este)
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All but one of the following works are in the territory of the
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1607–1616: Villa Cornaro al Paradiso, Venice (twin pavilions)
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Monument to Vincenzo Scamozzi. Church of San Lorenzo, Vicenza
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1605: Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice (sacristy door; with
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Praecipua aliquot Romanae Antiquitatis Ruinarum Monimenta
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1592–1616: Palace of Galeazzo Trissino al Corso, Vicenza
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referred to him as among "the intellectual father(s) of
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1591–1593: Statuary of Venice Republic (museum), Venice
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1568–1575: Villa of Girolamo Ferramosca, Barbano di
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Vincenzo visited 676:, Austria (project; completed in 1614-28 by 870:at Architectura - Les livres d'Architecture 406:, near Vicenza (completed construction of 133:(2 September 1548 – 7 August 1616) was an 31: 804: 589:, U.S. is an homage to the Villa Ferreti. 338:(project, altered during later execution) 832: 605: 205: 170: 826: 990: 310: 654:(altar of Scuola degli Orefici; with 251:architecture as it was introduced by 768:The Idea of a Universal Architecture 698:(Padua) (six chapels for Via Romana) 201:The Idea of a Universal Architecture 670:Cathedral of Sts. Rupert and Virgil 629:1597: Villa Priuli, Carrara (Padua) 435:and completed in 1663 by Longhena) 270: 219:L'idea dell'architettura universale 13: 650:1601–1606: San Giacomo di Rialto, 234:Discorsi sopra l'antichita di Roma 14: 1034: 969: 938:Idea dell'architettura universale 927:Idea dell'architettura universale 833:Hamilton, William (1 June 2000). 730:Palazzo Loredan Vendramin Calergi 500:(Padua) (revised in construction) 119:Palazzo Loredan Vendramin Calergi 37:Portrait of Vincenzo Scamozzi by 1023:Italian male non-fiction writers 975: 438:1582: Palazzo Cividale, Vicenza 391:1580–1584: Villa Nani Mocenigo, 187:in 1579–1580, and then moved to 1008:16th-century Italian architects 716:Palazzo Contarini degli Scrigni 359:1575: Palazzo Caldogno, Vicenza 331:) (with Gian Domenico Scamozzi) 798: 782: 773: 760: 747: 16:16th century Italian architect 1: 1018:Italian architecture writers 859:General and cited references 835:"Beguiled by an Illusionist" 740: 604:(Padua) (added stable wing) 522:Church of San Gaetano Thiene 415:Church of San Gaetano Thiene 343:Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare 166: 103:Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare 7: 935:Scamozzi, Vincenzo (1615). 924:Scamozzi, Vincenzo (1615). 665:Church and Hospital, Venice 647:, Padua (university facade) 553:and Chapel of San Giorgio, 10: 1039: 663:San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti 520:1591–1594: Monastery and 463:, Venice (the vestibule, 156:, Scamozzi's only pupil. 124: 98: 94: 86: 78: 60: 45: 30: 23: 496:for Girolamo Contarini, 445:, Venice (completion of 404:Villa Capra "La Rotonda" 232:His first book entitled 111:Villa Capra "La Rotonda" 1013:Architects from Vicenza 816:The Burlington Magazine 638:Grumolo delle Abbadesse 583:A. 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Index


Paolo Veronese
Vicenza
Venice, Italy
Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare
Rocca Pisana
Villa Capra "La Rotonda"
Villa Duodo
Palazzo Loredan Vendramin Calergi
Italian
architect
Vicenza
Republic of Venice
Andrea Palladio
Baldassarre Longhena
Teatro Olimpico

Sebastiano Serlio
Rome
Venice
Andrea Palladio

Vitruvius
Daniele Barbaro
Hieronymus Cock
Antwerp
neo-Palladian
Inigo Jones
Andrea Palladio
Rudolf Wittkower

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