ANDREA PALLADIO: HIS LIFE AND LEGACY
Royal Academy of Arts, London: 31 January – 13 April 2009
The Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Institute of British Architects are collaborating on the first exhibition to be held in London since 1975 to celebrate the quincentenary of the birth of Andrea Palladio (1508–80). Palladio was one of the greatest Italian architects. Active in Vicenza and Venice, he created an innovative architectural language derived from classical sources answering contemporary practical and social needs. His impressive œuvre includes public buildings and churches; but it is Palladio’s town palaces and country villas that influenced subsequent generations of European and American architects. Large-scale models and computer animations will complement original drawings and works in other media to present the full range of the work of this exceptional architect and his legacy.
See their website for further information:
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/
SAVE Europe's Heritage has produced 2 reports relating to Palladio's Villas in the Veneto. Unforgiveable Assault on a World Heritage Site is available from our office (£5 incl. p&p) and a more recent photographic e-report Veneto in Peril can be downloaded from our website.
