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}}[[File:VillaSaraCeno2007 07 11 4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Sala, 2007]]'''Villa Saraceno''' is a [[Palladian]] [[Villa]] in [[Agugliaro]], [[Province of Vicenza]], northern Italy. It was commissioned by the patrician Saraceno family.


== History ==
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Villa Saraceno has been dated to the 1540s, which makes it one of [[Andrea Palladio]]'s earlier works. In 1570, the building was illustrated in an imagined state in its architect's influential book ''[[I quattro libri dell'architettura]]''.<ref>[[I quattro libri dell'architettura]], [[Venice]] 1570, libro II, p. 56.
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'''Villa Saraceno''' is a [[Palladian]] [[Villa]] in [[Agugliaro]], [[Province of Vicenza]], northern Italy. It was commissioned by the patrician Saraceno family.
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This reference is to the second book (''libro'') of the first edition, which was written in the author's native [[Italian language|Italian]]. Since the eighteenth century the work has appeared in various English translations: the first to be published was that of [[Giacomo Leoni]], soon followed by the (arguably superior) version of [[Isaac Ware]]. The book is still in print {{ISBN|0-486-21308-0}} or {{ISBN|978-0-486-21308-8}} </ref>


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However, the villa had been constructed in a more modest form, and existing farm buildings were retained rather than being replaced by the architect's "trade-mark" wings. The reasons for the divergence between the published plan and the actual building are not entirely clear, but it is not the only one of Palladio's villas to be different from the published plan.{{cn|date=January 2016}} The incomplete [[Villa Trissino (Meledo di Sarego)]] is another example.
== Architectural significance ==


== Architecture ==
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Villa Saraceno has been dated to the 1540s, which makes it one of [[Andrea Palladio]]'s earlier works. In 1570 the building was illustrated in an imagined state in its architect's influential publication "Four Books of Architecture".<ref>[[I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura]], [[Venice]] 1570, libro II, p. 56.

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This reference is to the second book (''libro'') of the first edition, which was written in the author's native [[Italian language|Italian]]. Since the eighteenth century the work has appeared in various English translations: the first to be published was that of [[Giacomo Leoni]], soon followed by the (arguably superior) version of [[Isaac Ware]]. The book is still in print ISBN 0486213080 or ISBN 978-0486213088 </ref>
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Villa Saraceno is one of Palladio's simpler creations. Like most of Palladio's villas it combines living space for its upper-class owners with space for uses related to agriculture. Above the [[piano nobile]] is a floor which was designed as a granary.
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However, the villa had been constructed in a more modest form, and existing farm buildings were retained rather than being replaced by the architect's "trade-mark" wings. The reasons for the divergence between the published plan and the actual building are not entirely clear, but it is not the only one of Palladio's villas to be different from the published plan.


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The villa is one of Palladio's simpler creations. Like most of Palladio's villas it combines living space for its upper-class owners with space for uses related to agriculture. Above the "[[piano nobile]]" is a floor which was designed as a granary.
As it stands today, the villa has a nineteenth-century wing which links it to a fifteenth-century building.
As it stands today, the villa has a nineteenth-century wing which links it to a fifteenth-century building.

[[Image:VillaSaraCeno2007 07 11 4.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The Sala.]]
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
File:Villa Saraceno - plan Quattro Libri.jpg|Floor plan from ''[[I quattro libri dell'architettura]]''
Villa Saraceno sezione Bertotti Scamozzi 1778.jpg|Cross section (drawing by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1778)
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== Restoration and current use of the villa ==
== Restoration and current use of the villa ==
The villa fell into a poor state of repair in the twentieth century but retained some of its original frescoes. It was acquired in 1989 by the British charity the [[Landmark Trust]]. By 1994 the Trust had completed its restoration, converting the property, which includes adjacent farm-buildings not by Palladio, into a holiday home sleeping up to 16 people. The many people who have since stayed in the villa include [[Witold Rybczynski]], who used it as a base when researching his book on Palladio.<ref>
The villa fell into a poor state of repair in the twentieth century but retained some of its original frescoes. It was acquired in 1989 by the British charity the [[Landmark Trust]]. By 1994 the Trust had completed its restoration, converting the property, which includes adjacent farm-buildings not by Palladio, into a holiday home sleeping up to 16 people. The many people who have since stayed in the villa include [[Witold Rybczynski]], who used it as a base when researching his book on Palladio.<ref>''The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio'' (2002)</ref>
[[File:Villa Saraceno Finale di Agugliaro - Giornate FAI primavera 2017 - 33.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Dining room, 2017]]
''[[The Perfect House|The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio]]'' (2002)
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The restoration has been praised for its sensitivity, and since 1996 the villa has enjoyed an additional level of protection, being conserved as one of the buildings which make up the [[World Heritage Site]] "[[City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]". The principal rooms of the villa are open to the public on a limited basis,<ref>[http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/visiting/openingtimes.htm#Villa The Landmark Trust | Visiting Landmark Trust properties] (www.landmarktrust.org.uk), retrieved 24 April 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219233039/http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/visiting/openingtimes.htm#Villa |date=December 19, 2007 }}</ref> but the Trust attracted some criticism in the past for not promoting the building as part of the World Heritage Site.<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2005/mis712-2005.pdf Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS Mission to City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto], 2005 Report by [[UNESCO]] and [[ICOMOS]], retrieved 16 February 2008</ref> In 2008, the Landmark Trust celebrated the 500th anniversary of Palladio's birth with a new guidebook for the Villa Saraceno in English and Italian and extended opportunities for visiting.
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==See also==
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The restoration has been praised for its sensitivity, and since 1996 the villa has enjoyed an additional level of protection, being conserved as one of the buildings which make up the [[World Heritage Site]] "City of Vicenza and [[Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]". The principal rooms of the villa are open to the public on a limited basis,<ref>[http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/visiting/openingtimes.htm#Villa The Landmark Trust | Visiting Landmark Trust properties] (www.landmarktrust.org.uk), retrieved 24 April 2010</ref>
* [[Palladian Villas of Veneto]]
but the Trust attracted some criticism in the past for not promoting the building as part of the World Heritage Site.
* [[Palladian architecture]]
<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/archive/2005/mis712-2005.pdf Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS Mission to City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto], 2005 Report by [[UNESCO]] and [[ICOMOS]], retrieved 16 February 2008</ref>
In 2008 the Landmark Trust celebrated the 500th anniversary of Palladio's birth with a new guidebook for the Villa Saraceno in English and Italian and extended opportunities for visiting.


==References==
==References==

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==External links==
==External links==
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{{commonscat|Villa Saraceno}}
* [http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/scheda.php?sezione=4&architettura=33&lingua=e Villa Saraceno - Finale di Agugliaro - (1543)] {{en icon}} {{it icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071026194420/http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/scheda.php?sezione=4&architettura=33&lingua=e Villa Saraceno - Finale di Agugliaro - (1543)] {{in lang|en|it}}
The architecture of the Villa Saraceno is set in context by the ''Centro Internazionali di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio'' (www.cisapalladio.org).
The architecture of the Villa Saraceno is set in context by the ''Centro Internazionali di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio'' (www.cisapalladio.org).


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Villa Saraceno
Front elevation
Map
General information
TypeVilla
Architectural stylePalladian
Town or cityAgugliaro
CountryItaly
Coordinates45°18′45″N 11°33′59″E / 45.31250°N 11.56639°E / 45.31250; 11.56639
Construction started1540s
Completed1540s
Renovated1994
ClientBiagio Saraceno
OwnerLandmark Trust (United Kingdom)
Technical details
Structural systembrick and wood; limited use of stone
Design and construction
Architect(s)Andrea Palladio
Part ofCity of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
CriteriaCultural: (i), (ii)
Reference712bis-012
Inscription1994 (18th Session)
Extensions1996
Area0.59 ha (1.5 acres)
The Sala, 2007

Villa Saraceno is a Palladian Villa in Agugliaro, Province of Vicenza, northern Italy. It was commissioned by the patrician Saraceno family.

History

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Villa Saraceno has been dated to the 1540s, which makes it one of Andrea Palladio's earlier works. In 1570, the building was illustrated in an imagined state in its architect's influential book I quattro libri dell'architettura.[1]

However, the villa had been constructed in a more modest form, and existing farm buildings were retained rather than being replaced by the architect's "trade-mark" wings. The reasons for the divergence between the published plan and the actual building are not entirely clear, but it is not the only one of Palladio's villas to be different from the published plan.[citation needed] The incomplete Villa Trissino (Meledo di Sarego) is another example.

Architecture

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Villa Saraceno is one of Palladio's simpler creations. Like most of Palladio's villas it combines living space for its upper-class owners with space for uses related to agriculture. Above the piano nobile is a floor which was designed as a granary.

As it stands today, the villa has a nineteenth-century wing which links it to a fifteenth-century building.

Restoration and current use of the villa

[edit]

The villa fell into a poor state of repair in the twentieth century but retained some of its original frescoes. It was acquired in 1989 by the British charity the Landmark Trust. By 1994 the Trust had completed its restoration, converting the property, which includes adjacent farm-buildings not by Palladio, into a holiday home sleeping up to 16 people. The many people who have since stayed in the villa include Witold Rybczynski, who used it as a base when researching his book on Palladio.[2]

Dining room, 2017

The restoration has been praised for its sensitivity, and since 1996 the villa has enjoyed an additional level of protection, being conserved as one of the buildings which make up the World Heritage Site "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto". The principal rooms of the villa are open to the public on a limited basis,[3] but the Trust attracted some criticism in the past for not promoting the building as part of the World Heritage Site.[4] In 2008, the Landmark Trust celebrated the 500th anniversary of Palladio's birth with a new guidebook for the Villa Saraceno in English and Italian and extended opportunities for visiting.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ I quattro libri dell'architettura, Venice 1570, libro II, p. 56. This reference is to the second book (libro) of the first edition, which was written in the author's native Italian. Since the eighteenth century the work has appeared in various English translations: the first to be published was that of Giacomo Leoni, soon followed by the (arguably superior) version of Isaac Ware. The book is still in print ISBN 0-486-21308-0 or ISBN 978-0-486-21308-8
  2. ^ The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio (2002)
  3. ^ The Landmark Trust | Visiting Landmark Trust properties (www.landmarktrust.org.uk), retrieved 24 April 2010 Archived December 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS Mission to City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto, 2005 Report by UNESCO and ICOMOS, retrieved 16 February 2008
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The architecture of the Villa Saraceno is set in context by the Centro Internazionali di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio (www.cisapalladio.org).

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