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Vancimuglio di Grumolo delle Abbadesse Vicenza (1550)

Villa Chiericati at Vancimuglio marks a fundamental stage in the evolution of Palladio’s architecture. Here, for the first time we see a real antique temple anticum included in a villa’s design. This created a precedent that went on to become a classical solution for later projects (for example at the Villas Rotonda and Malcontenta). The owner of the villa was Giovanni Chiericati, Girolamo’s brother for whom Palladio was building a palace on the “Isola di Vicenza” at the same time. In 1557, a year before the owner’s death, the villa was still largely incomplete. In 1564 it had been roofed but the interior was unfinished and the windows were still missing. It was still not lived in. The villa was bought by Ludovico Porto in 1574 then completed in 1584 by Domenico Groppino who frequently worked alongside Palladio.

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Address
Via Nazionale, 1 Vancimuglio di Grumolo delle Abbadesse Vicenza

Visit
April 1 to October 31:
every day 9-12am / 3-7pm
November 1 to March 31:
every day 9-12am / 3-5pm
tel. 0444 38707