For the series "The places of the nobility", edited by the Author (nine books published from 2008 to 2011), the topic of the Renaissance villa is studied in the context of the agricultural exploitation of the Venetian mainland. This effort undertaken by the magistrates and the aristocracy of the Republic, was also a consequence of the events that reduced the role of Venice in the maritime domain of the Levant. From the first humanism of Petrarch, who found the Arquà renewed taste for the otium related to rural life, the book illustrates the most significant examples of this cultural heritage, starting with the first villa-castles Porto-Colleoni at Thiene and Giustinian at Roncade. The new architectural language of the Renaissance is visible in the classicism of the works of G.M. Falconetto, A. Cornaro, G. Trissino and Jacopo Sansovino. Special attention in obviously paid to the work of Andrea Palladio, an architect and a scholar of Roman Antiquities, who was able to combine the decorum of ancient architecture with the functionality of farms, thus creating a model that - in addition to local developments, starting with his disciple Vincenzo Scamozzi - would find great success in European architecture, from Old and New England, to the Russian Empire. The historical survey ends with the decline of the Republic of Venice, symbolically recalled in the beautiful villas Manin at Passariano and Pisani at Stra. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction, p. 7; 1. Francesco Petrarca and the cultural Renaissance of the Villa, p. 9; 2. Otia and negotia of the Venetian patricians, p. 13; 3. The twilight of the Republic and the frenzy of vacations, p. 19; 4. The origins of the Venetian villa: the Palace-Castles, p. 23; 5. Humanists and architecture: Giangiorgio Trissino and Alvise Cornaro, p. 27; 6. The Roman model in Veneto, p. 31; 7. Palladio and the reinvention of Ancient Rome: the first commissions, p. 35; 8. The maturity of Palladio: the success of the Villa-Temple, p. 39; 9. The Architect, the Gentleman, and the Painter: the wonderful contradictions at Maser, p. 47; 10. The prestige of Pliny in the Verona area: the villas from the Antiquity, p. 53; 11. In search of perfection: the Rotunda or the Rocca Pisana?, p. 59; 12. A triumphant decline: the Villas of the last Doges, p. 65; Bibliography, p. 71; Images, pp. 77-207.
Per la collana “I luoghi della nobiltà”, curata dall’A. (nove titoli pubblicati nel 2008-2011), viene affrontato il tema della villa nel contesto della valorizzazione della Terraferma intrapreso dall’aristocrazia veneta, anche in seguito alle vicende che ne ridimensionarono il ruolo nei domini marittimi. Dal primo Umanesimo del Petrarca, che ad Arquà ritrovò il rinnovato gusto per l’otium legato alla vita rurale, il volume illustra i più significativi esempi di questo patrimonio culturale, dalle prime ville-castello di Thiene e Roncade alla ricezione del linguaggio classico nelle opere di G.M. Falconetto, A. Cornaro, G. Trissino e Jacopo Sansovino. Particolare interesse è ovviamente assegnato all’opera di Andrea Palladio, progettista e studioso, che seppe unire con equilibrio il decoro dell’antica architettura alla funzionalità dell’azienda agraria, creando un modello che – oltre agli sviluppi locali, a cominciare dal discepolo Vincenzo Scamozzi – troverà ampio successo nell’architettura europea, dalla vecchia e nuova Inghilterra, all’impero russo. La rassegna si conclude con la fine della Repubblica, il cui splendido declino è simboleggiato dalle ville Manin a Passariano e Pisani a Stra.
Ortolani, G. (2008). Ville della Serenissima: Il declino del Dominio da Mar e la valorizzazione della Terraferma. ROMA : Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato – Libreria dello Stato.
Ville della Serenissima: Il declino del Dominio da Mar e la valorizzazione della Terraferma
ORTOLANI, GIORGIO
2008-01-01
Abstract
For the series "The places of the nobility", edited by the Author (nine books published from 2008 to 2011), the topic of the Renaissance villa is studied in the context of the agricultural exploitation of the Venetian mainland. This effort undertaken by the magistrates and the aristocracy of the Republic, was also a consequence of the events that reduced the role of Venice in the maritime domain of the Levant. From the first humanism of Petrarch, who found the Arquà renewed taste for the otium related to rural life, the book illustrates the most significant examples of this cultural heritage, starting with the first villa-castles Porto-Colleoni at Thiene and Giustinian at Roncade. The new architectural language of the Renaissance is visible in the classicism of the works of G.M. Falconetto, A. Cornaro, G. Trissino and Jacopo Sansovino. Special attention in obviously paid to the work of Andrea Palladio, an architect and a scholar of Roman Antiquities, who was able to combine the decorum of ancient architecture with the functionality of farms, thus creating a model that - in addition to local developments, starting with his disciple Vincenzo Scamozzi - would find great success in European architecture, from Old and New England, to the Russian Empire. The historical survey ends with the decline of the Republic of Venice, symbolically recalled in the beautiful villas Manin at Passariano and Pisani at Stra. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction, p. 7; 1. Francesco Petrarca and the cultural Renaissance of the Villa, p. 9; 2. Otia and negotia of the Venetian patricians, p. 13; 3. The twilight of the Republic and the frenzy of vacations, p. 19; 4. The origins of the Venetian villa: the Palace-Castles, p. 23; 5. Humanists and architecture: Giangiorgio Trissino and Alvise Cornaro, p. 27; 6. The Roman model in Veneto, p. 31; 7. Palladio and the reinvention of Ancient Rome: the first commissions, p. 35; 8. The maturity of Palladio: the success of the Villa-Temple, p. 39; 9. The Architect, the Gentleman, and the Painter: the wonderful contradictions at Maser, p. 47; 10. The prestige of Pliny in the Verona area: the villas from the Antiquity, p. 53; 11. In search of perfection: the Rotunda or the Rocca Pisana?, p. 59; 12. A triumphant decline: the Villas of the last Doges, p. 65; Bibliography, p. 71; Images, pp. 77-207.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.