Villa Farnesina, Peruzzi

Peruzzi (1481-1536) was an architect, a painter, and a draughtsman from Siena. He was an important transitional figure in the move from Early Renaissance to High Renaissance. The Villa Farnesina was built (1509-1521) originally for Agostini Chigi, but was later sold to the Farnese family.

Notice:

-open planning, a shift toward turning outward to landscape

-antique references and motifs

-plain orders (of brick) frame windows with lintels

-plain walls, originally painted with frescoes

-elaborately decorative frieze

-quoining