Museum, Villa Giulia (1553)*

Artist/Designer: Giacomo Barozzi Vignola

Project Location: Rome, Italy

Figure 1: Villa Guilia. Source: Jean-Pierre Dalbera, La cour de la villa Giulia et le bâtiment d'entrée avec le portique en hémicycle. 2011, Digital Image. Available from Wikimedia Commons. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Figure 2: Villa Guilia. Source: Jean-Pierre Dalbera, La Premiere Cour de la Villa Giulia (Rome). 2011, Digital Image. Available from Flickr. ( Source | Accessed : January 6, 2014 )

Figure 3: Villa Guilia. Source: SigL, Villia Giulia. 2012, Digital Image. Available from Flickr. ( Source | Accessed : January 13, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Classical, Renaissance

Primary Material(s):
Stone

Function(s):
Residential Structure, Exhibition

Related Website(s):

Additional Photos | Accessed : March 21, 2018

Villa Giulia Wikipedia Page | Accessed : March 21, 2018

National Etruscan Museum Website | Accessed : March 21, 2018

Tourism Website | Accessed : March 21, 2018

Significant Date(s):
16th Century, 1553

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:
Coffin, David R. The Villa in the Life of Renaissance Rome. 1979.

Rowe, Colin and Leon Satkowski. Italian Architecture of the 16th Century. New York: Princeton University Press, 2002.

Sgubini, Anna Maria Moretti. The Villa Giulia National Etruscan Museum: Short Guide. English Edition. Rome: L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2008.

Building Address:
Piazzale di Villa Giulia, 9, 00196 Roma RM, Italy

Significant Dates:
1551-1553- Constructed by Pope Julius III.
1769- Restored by Pope Clement XIV.
1899- Housed the National Etruscan Museum.

Supporting Staff/Designers:
Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola- Designed the Renaissance façade.
Bartolomeo Ammanati - Designed the nymphaeum and other garden structures.

Tags:
Rome, roman architecture, italian architecture, Villa Guilia, 16th century, classical, renaissance, Pope Julius III, mannerism, mannerist architecture, National Etruscan Museum,

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