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Renaissance Essance : The High Renaissance In Venice And Mannerism

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• The High Renaissance in Venice & Mannerism o When the artistic culture flourished in Rome and Florence during the 16th century, the Republic of Venice excelled in architecture and sculpture. The most known architecture of northern Italy was Andrea di Pietro della Gondola also known as Palladio. As a young boy, Palladio worked as a sculptor in Veneto, his home town, until he turned 16. He later moved to Vicenza and became an employee of a Mannerist Architect, Michele Sanmicheli, where he specialized in decorative sculpture and monuments. Palladio made many visits to Rome, he studied the ruins of the ancient city and High Renaissance buildings. His work reflected the classical symmetry that the Romans admired which they inherited from the Greeks. His style spread across Europe, after his Four Books of Architecture was published in 1570. The Palladian style became very popular not even in England but also among the North American architects.
Vicenza is known to be one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, because of its uniquely architecture cites. Palladio’s most appreciated work of art is the Palazzo Chiericati located in this city. This façade is based on the traditional classical forms of architecture and is divided into two parts, called columns. Palladio also designed many churches in Venice, however, nothing related to that was found in his early drawings. His designs became so popular, that many more were built under his supervision and others that were inspired by

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