Architecture de Palladio, Divisee en Quatre Livres (Plate LII. Tom. 4.)
The Hague: Pierre Goss, 1726. Architectural print. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 13" x 9". Engraving of architectural details, designed by the Venetian Andreas Palladio (1508-1580), whose architecture is characterized by its symmetry and balance, influenced by the classical design of Ancient Greece and Rome. Giacomo Leoni (1686-1746) was also an architect from Venice, though he worked for most of his life in England. Greatly inspired by Palladio's neo-classical restraint, Leoni sought to incorporate this simplicity of design with..... More