Vicenza in Provincia di Vicenza, Venetia, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Palazzo Barbarano
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Barbarano Palace

Vicenza Palladiana

Photographed by James Hulse, June 22, 2023

1. Palazzo Barbarano / Barbarano Palace Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Palazzo Barbarano o Palazzo Barbaran da Porto
La fastosa residenza realizzata fra il 1569 e il 1575 per il nobile vicentino Montano Barbarano è il solo grande palazzo di città che Andrea Palladio riuscì a realizzare integralmente. Il Barbarano chiede a Palladio di tener conto dell'esistenza di diverse case appartenenti alla sua famiglia già presenti sull'area del nuovo palazzo e, a progetto già definito, acquista un'ulteriore casa adiacente, col risultato di rendere asimmetrica la posizione del portone d'ingresso. In ogni caso i vincoli posti dal sito da un committente esigente, diventano occasione di soluzioni coraggiose e raffinate: l'intervento palladiano è magistrale, elaborando un sofisticato progetto di "ristrutturazione" che le fonde le diverse preesistenze in un edificio unitario. Al pianterreno, un magnifico atrio a quattro colonne salda insieme le due unità edilizie. Nel realizzarlo Palladio risolve due problemi: quello statico di sostenere il pavimento del grande salone al piano nobile, e quello compositivo di restituire un'apparenza simmetrica a un ambiente penalizzato dall'andamento sghembo dei muri perimetrali preesistenti. Nella decorazione del palazzo, Montano coinvolge a più riprese alcuni grandi artisti del suo tempo: Battista Zelotti, Anselmo Canera, Andrea Vicentino, Lorenzo e Agostino Rubini.

English:
Barbarano Palace or Barbaran da Porto Palace
This magnificent residence, created in the period 1569-1575 for the Vicentine nobleman Montano Barbarano, is the only large urban palazzo that Andrea Palladio ever fully completed. Barbarano asked Palladio to consider the possible inclusion of various houses belonging to his family which already existed at the site of the new building and, following completion of the yet another adjacent house, which eventually resulted in the

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asymmetric positioning of the entrance drawings, purchased portal. In any case, constraints imposed by the site itself and also by his demanding client induced Palladio to adopt a number of rather 'courageous' and refined solutions. The architect's masterful work this site is a sophisticated 'restructuring' project that merged various pre-existing buildings into a single complex. On the ground floor, a magnificent four-columned atrium welds together the two pre-existing buildings. For this purpose Palladio solved two problems: supporting the floor of the great hall on the piano nobile and restoring a symmetrical appearance to the atrium conditioned by the oblique course of the perimeter walls from the pre-existing houses. To decorate the palazzo, Montano subsequently commissioned some of the greatest artists of his time, including Battista Zelotti, Anselmo Canera, Andrea Vicentino and Lorenzo and Agostino Rubini, who worked in the building in various periods.

Erected by Vicenza Sito Patrimonio Mondiale, Soprintendenza archeologia belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza and Camera di Commercio Vicenza.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 22, 2023

2. Palazzo Barbarano / Barbarano Palace Marker

(Marker Number 8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1569.

Location. 45° 32.901′ N, 11° 32.741′ E. Marker is in Vicenza, Veneto (Venetia), in Provincia di Vicenza. It is on Contrà Porti 0.1 kilometers north of Corso Andrea Palladio, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located along the wall of the building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicenza, Veneto 36100, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Palazzo Thiene / The Thiene Palace (within shouting distance of this marker); Loggia del Capitaniato / The Loggia of the Capitaniato (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Basilica Palladiana / Palladian Basilica (about 150 meters away); Palazzo Iseppo Porto / Il quartiere romano tra Contrà Porti, San Biagio e Stradella degli Stalli (about 150 meters away); Cappella Valmarana / The Valmarana chapel (about 180 meters away); L'area archeologica della Basilica Palladiana / The Palladian Basilica archaeological site (about 180 meters away); Il Museo Naturalistico Archeologico / The Natural and Archaeological Museum (about 210 meters away); Le terme romane / The roman baths (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicenza.

Also see . . . Palazzo Barbaran da Porto. Camera di Commercio Vicenza (Submitted on June 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, June 22, 2023

3. Palazzo Barbarano / Barbarano Palace Marker

The Barbarano Palace and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 22, 2023

4. The Barbarano Palace and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.

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Vicenza Palladiana

Palazzo Barbarano
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Barbarano Palace