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Harmony to the Eyes: Charting Palladio's Architecture from Rome to Baltimore, March 14-June 17, 2008
(Homewood Museum, The Johns Hopkins University, 2008)
Andrea Palladio is widely considered the most influential architect in Western history. Born
in 1508 in Padua, Italy, Palladio worked in an age that witnessed a revived interest in antiquity.
Stimulated by the discovery ...
Palladio's Rome
(Homewood Museum, Johns Hopkins University, 2008)
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) published in 1554 two enormously popular guides to the churches
and antiquities of Rome. This paper will examine the significance of these two works to
Palladio' s understanding of ancie ...
Palladio's Influence in America
(Homewood Museum, The Johns Hopkins University, 2008)
2008 marks the 500th anniversary of Palladio's birth. We might ask why Americans should
consider this to be a cause for celebration. Why should we be concerned about an Italian
architect who lived so long ago and far ...
Ancient Battles
(Homewood Museum, The Johns Hopkins University, 2008)