Palladio

by James S. Ackerman

Book Overview

Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of his age - the Humanist era of Michelangelo and Raphael, Titian and Veronese - and examines each of the villas, churches and palaces in turn and tries to penetrate to the heart of the Palladian miracle. Palladio's theoretical writings are important and illuminating, he suggests, yet they never do justice to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140135006
• ISBN13: 9780140135008
• Release Date: May 1974
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher