2.21.2008

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





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