Pride in self and family with art, in all its forms providing a vehicle for self discovery The generous toleration of all other religions The effectiveness of personal freedom and liberty In Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries many of the beliefs and values western civilization treasures the most were reaffirmed
They were dependent on it for their livelihood either as landowners, labourers, or shopkeepers so needed to remain in tune with nature and the environment. In his villa in the countryside a man could relax, read the books of the ancients, sleep or rest as his mood dictated, while enjoying the excellent wine and fresh food of the region, in great abundance.Įveryone in ancient times had a direct link to agricultural production, whether they lived in the city or the country. It was the patricians of Ancient Rome, who first established villa culture in a desire to enjoy the coveted pleasures of country life. Getty Museum of Antiquities, a reproduction of an ancient Roman villa He reputedly said to a Virginian neighbour ‘ Palladio is the Bible. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), 3 rd President of the United States built his own villa Monticello (1769 – 1809) on a mountaintop in Charlottesville, basing its architectural formula on the works in Palladio’s publication I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura ( The Four Books of Architecture) first published in four volumes in 1570 at Venice. And, the Villa at Padua certainly adheres to these aims and has nurtured its owners for over four centuries. This was important to the agricultural premise of a villa and the ongoing good health and wellbeing of its owners. He believed a villa should be ‘ placed on a hill with a wonderful view and beside a river’ or, nearby to a natural spring. Palladio elevated the private house into an art form and, in many parts of the western world, his continuing influence is clearly evident in ample porches, vaulted cellars, columned porticoes, grand ceilings, gracious gardens and front door pediments. Villa Capra, ‘La Rotunda’ by Venetian Architect Andrea Palladio in the Veneto, Italy The combination of mathematics, geometry, scale and proportion he subscribed to were easy for others to interpret and also offered an opportunity for them to express their own ideas as well. The readily adaptable architectural formula he developed was so successful he gained many followers and imitators in his own day, as well as over the four centuries or so since. Up until his age, the word architectural genius was really only associated with those who built temples, cathedrals and palaces. Long before Palladio began his passionate pursuit to build the perfect house, in the form of a villa in the countryside. He successfully revived the all’antica style because he believed ‘the study of ancient remains was the power and moral force behind Roman civilization’. This is because the architecture was inspired by the works of sixteenth century master architect, Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), who grew up in the republic of Venice avidly studying the architecture of antiquity.
Sited at Padua, nearby to Venice in Northern Italy, the villa was constructed in what is now known as the Palladian style. Originally known as the Villa Moro Malipiero, commissioned by Nicolò Malipiero in 1557, the Villa Rigoni Savioli was originally built as a haven where a man would be able to cultivate his head, heart, body and soul as part of an ongoing tradition dating back to antiquity. The precise location of heaven on earth has never really been established, but as far as Signor Rigoni Savioli is concerned, it could very well be the villa owned by his noble family. The Villa Moro Malipiero at Padua nearby to Venice in Italy – dwelling under the tent of heaven
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