Villa Barbarigo Noventa Vicentina by Marcok itwiki 2009-08-08 n03 rett

The Villa Barbarigo is a patrician

villa 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 s ...

in the comune of

Noventa Vicentina Noventa Vicentina is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is west of SP247 provincial road. Noventa Vicentina was first inhabited by the Romans in the 1st century AD. Afterward in the early 1500s, the town was ...

, in

Province of Vicenza The Province of Vicenza ( it, Provincia di Vicenza) is a province in the Veneto region in northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza. The province has an area of 2,722.53 km², and a total population of 865,082 (as of 2017). There are 1 ...

, northern

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, 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 The Barbarigo were a patrician, noble Venetian family, whose members had an important role in the history of the Republic of Venice. History The family originated from the Istrian area (according to the tradition, their ancestral place was Mugg ...

had commissioned the building from a generally unknown Veronese architect, who was familiar with

Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of th ...

's works. The structure is imposing for its height and elaborate adornment of

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s and porticos. The villa is notable for its fresco decorations by the artists as Antonio Foler,

Antonio Vassilacchi Antonio Vassilacchi (; el, Αντώνιος Βασιλάκης, Antonios Vasilakis; 1556–1629), also called L'Aliense, was a Greek painter, who was active mostly in Venice and the Veneto. Biography Antonio Vassilacchi was born of Greek descent ...

(the ''Aliense''), and

Luca Ferrari Luca Ferrari (February 17, 1605 – February 8, 1654) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Biography Also called ''Luca da Reggio''. He was reputedly initially a trainee of Alessandro Tiarini. Moschini identifies him as a pupil of Guido ...

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 Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

, that is renowned for its elaborate gardens and garden sculpture and statuary.

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Itinerary for Vicenza
{{Authority control Houses completed in the 16th century Renaissance architecture in Veneto Barbarigo, Novena Vicentina

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