The Private Palladio

Andrea Palladio´s Renaissance villa architecture is admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experienced Palladio scholar Guido Beltramini has assembled a full picture of the architect. He explores not only Palladio´s origins, his training as a stonemason, and his complex relationships with powerful clients and scholars, but also his private life and his profound conviction that architecture can and must enrich life. The Private Palladio follows his career as he transformed from Andrea, the son of ordinary miller Pietro della Gondola, to Andrea Palladio, the architect.