The complete Andrea Palladio: architecture, life and legacy

Course programme

Friday 1 July 2016

Please plan to arrive between 16:30 and 18:30. You can meet other course members in the bar which opens at 18:15. Tea and coffee making facilities are available in the study bedrooms.

19:00 Dinner
20:30 Palladio in Context - What was the Veneto like in 1508 when Palladio was born? This lecture places Palladio in the context of his time, and examines his early life and training.
22:00 Terrace bar open for informal discussion

Saturday 2 July 2016

07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Palladio in Vicenza - The city of Vicenza is home to the majority of Palladio’s buildings including the public commissions which made his name. This lecture examines the Basilica and other key Vicentine buildings.
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Palladio’s Palaces - Staying in Vicenza this lecture examines Palladio’s palaces in the city and demonstrates how his building style changed through time and adapted to the needs of his clients.
12:30 Free
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free
16:00 Tea
16:30 Early Villas - Palladio’s earliest constructions were villas and he continued to design and construct villas throughout his life. This lecture looks at his early villa designs when his architectural style was still developing.
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Late Villas - Continuing chronologically this lecture examines the mature villas of the architect including his famous Villa Rotunda.
21:30 Terrace bar open for informal discussion

Sunday 3 July 2016

07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Palladio in Venice - Towards the end of his life Palladio achieved commissions in Venice for the churches of Il Redentore and S.Giorgio Maggiore, this lecture examines Palladio’s religious buildings in the city.
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Palladio’s Influence - With the publication of the Quattro Libri Palladio’s fame spread beyond Italy and interest in his work grew after his death with the advent of the Grand Tour. This lecture will examine Palladio’s legacy.
12:30 Free
12:45 Lunch

The course will disperse after lunch.