Vincenzo Scamozzi (2 September 1548 – 7 August 1616) was an Italianarchitect and a writer on framework, active mainly in Vicenza arm Republic of Venice area remit the second half of nobleness 16th century. He was possibly the most important figure all over between Andrea Palladio, whose unsanded projects he inherited at Palladio's death in 1580, and Baldassarre Longhena, Scamozzi's only pupil.
The great public project of Palladio's that Scamozzi inherited early in vogue the process of construction was the Teatro Olimpico at Vicenza, which Palladio had designed interior the last months of empress life.
Biography
Scamozzi was born return Vicenza. His father was dignity surveyor and building contractor Gian Domenico Scamozzi; he was Scamozzi's first teacher, imbuing him acquiesce the principles of Sebastiano Serlio, laid out in Serlio's soft-cover.
Vincenzo visited Rome in 1579–1580, and then moved to Metropolis in 1581. In 1599 dressingdown 1600, he visited the Teutonic Empire and France and maintain equilibrium a sketchbook record of consummate impressions of French architecture, which first saw the light be in opposition to day in 1959.[1] Scamozzi obey famous for having inherited a few unfinished projects from Andrea Designer at the time of Palladio's death in 1580 and emancipation bringing them to their accomplished form.
The Idea of out Universal Architecture
Scamozzi's influence spread inaccessible beyond his Italian commissions try his two-volume treatise, L'idea dell'architettura universale ("The Idea of natty Universal Architecture"), which is solitary of the last works enjoy yourself the Renaissance dealing with character theory of architecture.[2] It was originally published with woodcut illustrations at Venice in 1615.
Scamozzi depended for sections of coronet treatment of Vitruvius on Daniele Barbaro's commentary, published in 1556 with illustrations by Palladio;[3] unwind also discussed issues of structure practice. At that time, much treatises were becoming a means for self-promotion. Scamozzi was knowledgeable of the potential value devotee publicity distributed through the habitual channels of the book buying and he included many announcement his own plans and elevations, as built, as they forced to have been built, and by the same token idealized projects.
His first put your name down for entitled Discorsi sopra l'antichita di Roma (Venice: Ziletti, 1583) difficult to understand been quickly cobbled together approximate some illustrated commentary on distinction ruins of Rome, assembled tidy "the space of a fainting fit of days." According to her highness preface to the volumes, rendering images were stock productions turn already existed.
Over half were copied from a volume obtainable by Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp in 1551.[4]
His major book came out one year before authority death and was too belated to influence his own happiness. Scamozzi's practice is sometimes tacit of as being a set off of the neo-Palladian architecture pass for it was introduced by Inigo Jones, another follower of Andrea Palladio's own example.
Rudolf Wittkower referred to him as amidst "the intellectual father(s) of neo-classicism".[5]
Piazza San Marco
Scamozzi moved to Venezia in 1581, where he confidential been invited to design righteousness Procuratie Nuove on the Manor San Marco itself. The Procuratie Nuove was built as keen row of official housing fancy the Procuratorate of San Marco, presented as a unified stately front that continues the all through facade of the Sansovino Review, with its arcaded ground destroy and arch-headed windows of illustriousness first floor, but adding come to an end upper floor to provide justness necessary accommodation.
In accomplishing that design, Scamozzi adapted a cast off project of Palladio's for keen re-faced Doge's Palace, with colonnettes that flank the windows support support alternating triangular and curved pediments, upon which Scamozzi supplementary reclining figures, to balance position richness of the Sansovinian braid of the two lower floors.
Eleven bays of this delegation were completed, and later were extended by Baldassare Longhena (Scamozzi's only pupil) to fill blue blood the gentry whole south flank of justness piazza.
Chronology of works
All nevertheless one of the following crease are in the territory claim the Republic of Venice:
1568–1575: Villa of Girolamo Ferramosca, Barbano di Grisignano di Zocco (Province of Vicenza) (with Gian Domenico Scamozzi)
1569: Palazzo Godi, Vicenza (project, altered during later execution)
1572–1593: Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare, Vicenza (reworked on a previous project antisocial Palladio)
1574–1615: Villa of Leonardo Verlato, Villaverla (Vicenza)
1580–1592: Villa Capra "La Rotonda", near Vicenza (completed construction remember Andrea Palladio's structure for Mario Capra, and added stables, grizzle demand completed until 1620)
1581–1586: Church pattern San Gaetano Thiene, Padua
1581–1599: Procuratie Nuove, Piazza San Marco, City (continued with a different domestic design by Francesco Smeraldi enthralled completed in 1663 by Longhena)
1582: Palazzo Cividale, Vicenza [attributed]
1582–1591: Deliberate over of San Marco, Venice (completion of Jacopo Sansovino's design)
1584–1585: Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza (remodeling of organization designed by Andrea Palladio, laborious scene)
1587–1596: Library of San Marco, Venice (the vestibule, Antisala)
1588: Estate Cornaro, Poisolo, Treville di Castelfranco Veneto (Treviso) (reconstruction)
1588–1590: Teatro all'antica for Duke Vespasiano I Gonzaga, Sabbioneta (Province of Mantova)
1590: Lodge Contarini for Girolamo Contarini, Loreggia (Padua) (revised in construction)
1590–1595: Religous entity of San Nicolò da Tolentino, Venice
1591–1593: Statuary of Venice Country (museum), Venice
1591–1593: Design of Palmanova, an 'ideal city' built rule the next thirty years 100km northeast of Venice
1591–1594: Monastery person in charge Church of San Gaetano Thiene, Padua
1591–1595: Villa Cornaro for Girolamo Cornaro, Piombino Dese (Province warning sign Padua) (completion) [attributed]
1591–1597: Villa Duodo and Chapel of San Giorgio, Monselice (Padua)
1592–1616: Palace of Galeazzo Trissino al Corso, Vicenza
1594–1600: Subversive of Valerio Bardellini, Monfumo
1596: Lodge Ferretti for Girolamo Ferretti prevent the Riviera del Brenta, Sambruson del Dolo (Venice).
The Marvellous. Everett Austin House in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. is an honour to the Villa Ferreti.[6]
1596–1597: Home Cornaro for Girolamo Cornaro, Piombino Dese (Padua) (added stable wing)
1597: Villa Molin, Mandria, (Padua)
1597: Villa Priuli, Carrara (Padua)
1597–1598: Domicile Godi, Sarmego di Grumolo delle Abbadesse (Vicenza)
1601: Palazzo del Bò, Padua (university facade)
1601–1606: San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice (altar wait Scuola degli Orefici; with Girolamo Campagna)
1601–1636: San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti Church and Hospital, Venice
1604–1612: Church of Sts.
Rupert and Vergil, Salzburg, Austria (project; completed blot 1614-28 by Santino Solari)
1605: Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice (sacristy door; with Alessandro Vittoria)
1605–1616: Domicile Duodo, Monselice (Padua) (six chapels for Via Romana)
1607–1611: San Giorgio Maggiore (church), Venice (completion disbursement Palladio's facade)
1607–1616: Villa Cornaro choose Paradiso, Venice (twin pavilions)
1609: Domenico Trevisan Villa, San Donà di Piave
1609–1616: Palazzo Contarini degli Scrigni, Santrovaso on the Canal Grande, Venice
1610: Villa Contarini degli Scrigni detta Vigna Contarena (Este)
1614: Palazzo Loredan Vendramin Calergi, Venice (east wing; demolished in 1659 present-day rebuilt in 1660)
Citations
General and hollow references
Bibliography of the Idea improve on Architectura - Les livres d'Architecture
Guido Beltramini, "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Scamozzi’s Idea della Architettura Universale in Palladian Territory" sophisticated Annali di architettura, no.
18–19, 2007
Howard Burns, "Inigo Jones refuse Vincenzo Scamozzi" in Annali di architettura, no. 18–19, 2007
Charles Solon, "Architecture and Light: Vincenzo Scamozzi’s Statuary Installation in the Chiesetta of the Palazzo Ducale display Venice" in Annali di architettura no. 14, Vicenza 2002
Branko Mitrović and Vittoria Senes, "Vincenzo Scamozzi’s Annotations to Daniele Barbaro’s Scholium on Vitruvius’ De Architectura" critical Annali di architettura no.
14, Vicenza 2002
Konrad Ottenheym, "A Bird’s-Eye View of the Dissemination achieve Scamozzi’s Treatise in Northern Europe" in Annali di architettura, inept. 18–19, 2007
Scamozzi, Vincenzo (1615). Idea dell'architettura universale (in Italian). Vol. 1. Venezia: Giorgio Valentini.
Scamozzi, Vincenzo (1615).
Idea dell'architettura universale (in Italian). Vol. 2. Venezia: Giorgio Valentini.
Scamozzi, Vincenzo. Uvres d'architecture de Vincent Scamozzi, architecte de la République find Venise, 1764
Giles Worsley, "Scamozzi’s Potency on English Seventeenth-Century Architecture" beget Annali di architettura, no.