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| part_of = [[City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]
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'''Villa Zeno''' is a patrician [[villa]] designed by[[ Andrea Palladio]]. It is at [[Cessalto]], Italy, and is the most easterly of Palladio's villas. The building is near the highway between [[Venice]] and [[Trieste]], but was built to face a canal which served as the primary means of arrival.
'''Villa Zeno''' is a patrician [[villa]] at [[Cessalto]], [[Veneto]], [[Northern Italy|northern Italy]], and is the most easterly villa designed by Italian Renaissance architect [[Andrea Palladio]]. The building is near the highway between [[Venice]] and [[Trieste]], but was built to face a canal which served as the primary means of arrival.


== History ==
== History ==
[[Image:VillaZeno 2007 07 12 1.jpg|thumb|left|Rear view of the villa]]
Palladio's building for the [[Zeno family]] has been dated to the 1550s. It is illustrated in ''[[I quattro libri dell'architettura]]'', the architect's influential publication of 1570, and has similarities to some of the other villas described there such as the [[Villa Saraceno]]. It is also reminiscent of [[Villa Caldogno Nordera]], which is attributed to Palladio, but is not included in ''I quattro libri''.


Palladio appears to have incorporated an existing building, and his villa has had several modifications. Its Palladian features include a [[facade]] characterised by a triple-arched [[loggia]]. The roof is capped with period clay tiles, and the structure is of brick covered with [[stucco]], typical of Palladio who was able to achieve great buildings with what are commonly regarded as inferior materials.


==Conservation==
Palladio's building for the [[Zeno family]] has been dated to the 1550s. Its design has parallels in other Palladian buildings illustrated in ''[[I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura]]'', the architect's influential publication of 1570. The villa has had several modifications since its incarnation, though it retains a [[facade]], arched passageway and a well-defined central [[pediment]], all of which are in keeping with stylistic features of several [[Palladian]] villas. The roof is capped with period clay tiles, and the exterior had a [[stucco]] over brick construction, a typical fabrication method.
In 1996, it was designated by [[UNESCO]] as part of the [[World Heritage Site]] "[[City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]".

The villa is in need of restoration.
In 1996 it was designated by [[UNESCO]] as part of the [[World Heritage Site]] "City of Vicenza and the [[Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]".


==See also==
==See also==

* [[Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]
* [[Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]
* [[Palladian architecture]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012225618/http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/scheda.php?sezione=4&architettura=9&lingua=e Description of the villa from www.cisapalladio.org]

* [http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/scheda.php?sezione=4&architettura=9&lingua=e Description of the villa from www.cisapalladio.org]
* [http://www.epalladio.com/ Architectural Reference drawings of The Villas of Palladio]
* [http://www.epalladio.com/ Architectural Reference drawings of The Villas of Palladio]


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Latest revision as of 19:23, 27 September 2024

Villa Zeno
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General information
Architectural stylePalladian
Town or cityCessalto
CountryItaly
Coordinates45°42′01″N 12°38′35″E / 45.70028°N 12.64306°E / 45.70028; 12.64306
Construction started1550s
Completedmodified over the centuries
ClientMarco Zeno
Design and construction
Architect(s)Andrea Palladio
Part ofCity of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
CriteriaCultural: (i), (ii)
Reference712bis-020
Inscription1994 (18th Session)
Extensions1996
Area7.71 ha (19.1 acres)

Villa Zeno is a patrician villa at Cessalto, Veneto, northern Italy, and is the most easterly villa designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The building is near the highway between Venice and Trieste, but was built to face a canal which served as the primary means of arrival.

History

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Rear view of the villa

Palladio's building for the Zeno family has been dated to the 1550s. It is illustrated in I quattro libri dell'architettura, the architect's influential publication of 1570, and has similarities to some of the other villas described there such as the Villa Saraceno. It is also reminiscent of Villa Caldogno Nordera, which is attributed to Palladio, but is not included in I quattro libri.

Palladio appears to have incorporated an existing building, and his villa has had several modifications. Its Palladian features include a facade characterised by a triple-arched loggia. The roof is capped with period clay tiles, and the structure is of brick covered with stucco, typical of Palladio who was able to achieve great buildings with what are commonly regarded as inferior materials.

Conservation

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In 1996, it was designated by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto". The villa is in need of restoration.

See also

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