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Villa Barbarigo, Noventa Vicentina
The Villa Barbarigo is a patrician villa in the comune of Noventa Vicentina, in Province of Vicenza, northern Italy, also referred to as Villa Barbarigo Loredan Rezzonico reflecting the various marriage alliances among aristocratic Venetian families who have owned the house, is a rural palace built in the late 16th century. In 1588, the Barbarigo family had commissioned the building from a generally unknown Veronese architect, who was familiar with Andrea Palladio's works. The structure is imposing for its height and elaborate adornment of loggias and porticos. The villa is notable for its fresco decorations by the artists as Antonio Foler, Antonio Vassilacchi (the ''Aliense''), and Luca Ferrari from Reggio. The villa Barbarigo is used as the Town Hall of Noventa Vicentina. Must not be confused with the Villa Barbarigo a Valsanzibio near Padua, that is renowned for its elaborate gardens and garden sculpture and statuary. See also * Villa Barbarigo (Valsanzibio) The Vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Barbarigo Noventa Vicentina By Marcok Itwiki 2009-08-08 N03 Rett
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery. Then they gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper-class country homes. In the Early Modern period, any comfortable detached house with a garden near a city or town was likely to be described as a villa; most survivals have now been engulfed by suburbia. In modern parlance, "villa" can refer to various types and sizes of residences, ranging from the suburban semi-detached double villa to, in some countries, especially around the Mediterranean, residences of above average size in the countryside. Roman Roman villas included: * the ''villa urbana'', a suburban or country seat th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
