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The Villas of Palladio

The Villas of Palladio
By Giovanni Giaconi, Kim Williams

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His sixteenth-century villas in the Italian Veneto revolutionized the course of architecture, and the principles on which he based his work are still used today. For the past several years, Italian water colorist Giovanni Giaconi has devoted his talents to creating exquisite large-format pen-and-ink watercolor renderings of all thirty-two of Palladio's villas. Each drawing captures the timeless beauty of Palladian architecture and provides a detailed record of these masterpieces. Together with brief descriptions of each villa, samples of Giaconi's preparatory sketches, and Palladio's own woodcuts, these works of art leave a deep impression of Palladio's oeuvre and give the reader an opportunity to compare the original designs with the actual buildings and their present state of conservation. Giovanni Giaconi is an artist and designer Living in Vicenza.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #314503 in Books
  • Published on: 2003-09-01
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 136 pages

Editorial Reviews

Traditional Home, September 2005
For armchair travelers, try Italian watercolorist Giovanni Giaconi's beautifully illustrated VILLAS OF PALLADIO, which includes descriptions of each villa.

About the Author
Giovanni Giaconi is an artist and designer living in Vicenza.

Kim Williams is an architect living outside of Florence.

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A Must Have!5
This painstakingly precise and loving study of all of Andrea Palladio's 32 villas is a work of art in itself. In preserving the aspect of each one in watercolor, artist Giovanni Giaconi captures the villas in a very momentary way with the most transient of mediums... for me, this emphasizes even more the timelessness of one of the most imitated architects of all time. Whether you are a serious student or an admirer of neo-classical architecture, you will love turning the pages of this book over and over again... just like walking the streets of Vicenza, home of Palladio, you will notice something different every time!

Pleased4
This book is a work of art. Anyone loving this genre of Italian architecture should have this book. I found a used copy in decent condition. I am very pleased.

BEAUTIFUL BOOK4
IF YOU APPRECIATE DETAILED DRAWINGS OF HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES BY RENOWNED ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS YOU WILL ENJOY THIS BOOK.