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Theater, Teatro Olimpico (1580)*

Artist/Designer: Andrea Palladio

Project Location: Vicenza, Italy

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Style/Period(s):
Renaissance, Classical

Primary Material(s):
Wood, Plaster, Stone

Function(s):
Concert Hall

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Significant Date(s):
1580, 17th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Boucher, Bruce & Paolo Marton. Andrea Palladio: The Architect in His Time. New York: Abbeville Press, 2007.

Palladio, Andrea. The Four Books of Architecture. New York: Dover, 1965.

Scamozzi, Ottavio. The Buildings and Designs of Andrea Palladio. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Architectural Press, 2014.



Significant Dates:
1580-1585 Constructed
1585- trompe-l'œil installed

Supporting Staff/Designers:
Vincenzo Scamozzi - designer of the trompe-l'œil onstage scenery

Building Address:
Piazza Matteotti, 11, 36100 Vicenza VI, Italy

Tags:
trompe-l'œil, Andrea Palladio, Teatro Olilmpico, Italy, Rennaissance,

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