Palladio, Andrea

Japanese: パラディオ（英語表記）Palladio， Andrea

Born: 30 November 1508, Padua
Died: August 19, 1580. An Italian architect who represents the late Renaissance in Vicenza. He started out as a stonemason and sculptor, but under the patronage of his fellow poet Count of Turissino, he traveled to Rome to study and studied the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius' Ten Books on Architecture and Roman ruins in depth. After returning to his hometown, he designed many palaces and mansions, and the Villa Rotonda is his representative work from this period. He was active mainly in Venice from 1560 onwards, and contributed to the construction of the city's finest buildings, such as the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore and the Basilica of Il Redentore. One of his later works is known for the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza. He also wrote books such as The Ancient Ruins of Rome and The Four Books of Architecture, and had a great influence on neoclassical architecture in 18th century England.

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Japanese:

[生]1508.11.30. パドバ
[没]1580.8.19. ビチェンツァ
後期ルネサンスを代表するイタリアの建築家。初め石工，彫刻家として出発したが，同郷の詩人トゥリッシーノ伯の庇護を受けてローマに遊学，古代ローマの建築家ウィトルウィウスの『建築十書』とローマの遺跡を深く研究する。郷里に帰って多くの宮殿や邸宅を設計したが，この期の代表作にビラ・ロトンダがある。 1560年以来ベネチアを中心に活躍し，サン・ジョルジョ・マジョーレ聖堂やイル・レデントーレ聖堂など，この町のすぐれた建造物の造営に貢献した。晩年の作品ではビチェンツァのテアトロ・オリンピコが知られている。『ローマの古代遺跡』『建築四書』などの著書もあり，18世紀イギリスの新古典主義建築に非常な影響を与えた。

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