Exhibition Andrea Palladio - His Life and Legacy
31.1.-13.4.2009 - Royal Academy of Art, London
In 2008, the architectural world commemorated the 500th anniversary of the birth of architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). The list of locations remembering the work, legacy, and message of this genius also includes the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Burlington House near Piccadilly Circus, where the school is located, is a beautiful example of neo-Palladian style, which is significantly represented in English architecture of the 17th century thanks to the architect Inigo Jones.
The exhibition is organized chronologically into six sections. The first three map the architect's work through the interactions of the places where he worked (Padua, Venice, Vicenza, and Rome), figures, and social circumstances that shaped Palladio's views and development. The individual exhibition panels are covered with original drawings, sketches, and plans by the architect. The original documents were purchased by English journalists in the 17th century and later acquired by the RIBA.
The spatial imagination, functional connection, and compositional interlinking of the master's work are presented through wooden models of a uniform scale with high detail in the details. The models are an attractive and understandable means of creating a visual representation of the architect's thinking and artistic handling of space.
The exhibition also pays attention to Palladio's extensive archiving activities and theoretical works. The highlight of the presentation is a display of the original edition of the theoretical treatise Four Books on Architecture (I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura).
The exhibition also features examples of the master's works that remained unrealized - among others, the Palace of El Escorial in Madrid or the Rialto Bridge in Venice, which is beautifully documented in the paintings of the Venetian painter Canaletto.
Respect for Palladio's mastery is expressed in short documentary films by many prominent contemporary architects. In the publicly accessible part of the exhibition, the words of Arata Isozaki, David Chipperfield, Antonio Jimenez Torrecillas, and Zaha Hadid can be heard. In addition to an extensive series of lectures, workshops, and public discussions, Palladio's entire work is documented in a comprehensive monograph published by the Royal Academy.
> www.royalacademy.org.uk
Burlington House near Piccadilly Circus, where the school is located, is a beautiful example of neo-Palladian style, which is significantly represented in English architecture of the 17th century thanks to the architect Inigo Jones.
The exhibition is organized chronologically into six sections. The first three map the architect's work through the interactions of the places where he worked (Padua, Venice, Vicenza, and Rome), figures, and social circumstances that shaped Palladio's views and development. The individual exhibition panels are covered with original drawings, sketches, and plans by the architect. The original documents were purchased by English journalists in the 17th century and later acquired by the RIBA.
The spatial imagination, functional connection, and compositional interlinking of the master's work are presented through wooden models of a uniform scale with high detail in the details. The models are an attractive and understandable means of creating a visual representation of the architect's thinking and artistic handling of space.
The exhibition also pays attention to Palladio's extensive archiving activities and theoretical works. The highlight of the presentation is a display of the original edition of the theoretical treatise Four Books on Architecture (I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura).
The exhibition also features examples of the master's works that remained unrealized - among others, the Palace of El Escorial in Madrid or the Rialto Bridge in Venice, which is beautifully documented in the paintings of the Venetian painter Canaletto.
Respect for Palladio's mastery is expressed in short documentary films by many prominent contemporary architects. In the publicly accessible part of the exhibition, the words of Arata Isozaki, David Chipperfield, Antonio Jimenez Torrecillas, and Zaha Hadid can be heard. In addition to an extensive series of lectures, workshops, and public discussions, Palladio's entire work is documented in a comprehensive monograph published by the Royal Academy.
> www.royalacademy.org.uk
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