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Andrea Palladio

1508 - 1580

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Andrea Palladio ( pə-LAH-dee-oh, Italian: [anˈdrɛːa palˈlaːdjo]; Venetian: Andrea Paładio; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the history of architecture. While he designed churches and palaces, he was best known for country houses and villas. His teachings, summarized in the architectural treatise, The Four Books of Architecture, gained him wide recognition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrea Palladio is the 11th most popular architect (down from 9th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Italy (down from 128th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Architect.

Andrea Palladio is most famous for his work in architecture. He was a Venetian architect who designed many buildings, including the Villa Rotunda, Villa Capra, and Villa Almerico Capra.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Andrea Palladio ranks 11 out of 518. Before him are Vitruvius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Mimar Sinan, Alvar Aalto, Donato Bramante, and Imhotep. After him are Albert Speer, Leon Battista Alberti, Buckminster Fuller, Louis Sullivan, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, and Zaha Hadid.

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Among people born in 1508, Andrea Palladio ranks 1. After him are Jane Seymour, Humayun, Nikola IV Zrinski, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Pieter Aertsen, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Primož Trubar, Gemma Frisius, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Marin Držić, and Nicolás Monardes. Among people deceased in 1580, Andrea Palladio ranks 1. After him are Luís de Camões, Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, Henry, King of Portugal, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Ruy López de Segura, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Hieronymus Wolf, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Juliana of Stolberg, and Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andrea Palladio ranks 188 out of 5,161. Before him are Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-89), Antonio Salieri (1750), Pope Urban III (1200), Gaetano Donizetti (1797), Marcello Mastroianni (1924), and Andrea del Verrocchio (1435). After him are Fra Angelico (1400), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Marcus Licinius Crassus (-115), Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict XI (1240), and Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Andrea Palladio ranks 4. Before him are Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Vitruvius (-75), and Donato Bramante (1443). After him are Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Renzo Piano (1937), Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), Giacomo della Porta (1533), Arnolfo di Cambio (1240), Aldo Rossi (1931), Michelozzo (1396), and Guarino Guarini (1624).

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