Palladio and Jefferson and Boyle

Vitruvius’ De Architectura led to the Palladio’sVilla Rotunda of 1550 which led to Napoleon’s The Madeline of 1806 which led to

PalladioVilla Rotunda

1550

Andrea Palladio•He pursued mathematical clarity in both plan and elevation, stemming from the Renaissance belief that beauty could be attained through the use of geometry and measurement. •His buildings were largely intended as reconstructions of antique architecture, based on his reading of Vitruvius’ De Architectura.•His villas, the most influential part of his work, use the temple front, because Palladio believed that this was also a feature of antique domestic architecture. •Palladio conceived of architecture as something rational, which obeyed rules: if a work is created according to rules, it can be imitated and taught, assuming that the same basic precepts are imparted. •Expect geometrical symmetry.

Villa Rotunda1550

The Madeline, Paris

Designated a temple to his Grande Armee by Napoleon in 1806, in 1837 it was proposed as Paris’ first railway station before finally being consecrated as a church in 1842.

Chiswick House 1724-1729

Richard Boyle, the third earl of BurlingtonEast London, England

Chiswick House 1724-1729

Richard Boyle

Chiswick House 1724-1729

Richard Boyle, the third earl of BurlingtonEast London, England

The Pantheon Jacques-Germain Soufflot

1755-1792

The Pantheon Jacques-Germain Soufflot

1755-1792

• the portico is modeled directly on Roman temples

• the dome is inspired by Wren’s dome in London (St. Paul’s)

• the central-plan Greek cross was inspired by Chiswick House

Christopher WrenSt. Paul’s, London 1675-1710

MonticelloArchitect: Thomas Jefferson, ca. 1772

The White House Designed by James Hoban; built between 1792 and 1800.

University of VirginiaArchitect: Thomas Jefferson, ca. 1826

The Lincoln Memorial

The Jefferson Memorial

The Classical Landscape: The Picturesque Movement

The desire was to create an idealized rural landscape; these idealized landscapes were often punctuated by architectural follies.