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Doges' Palace - Venice, Italy
'Visit of King Henry III of France to Venice in 1574' Painting by Andrea Vicentino

The painting depicts the 'Visit of King Henry III of France to Venice in 1574'. He was welcomed by Doge Alvise Mocenigo I and the patriarch of the church. The triumphal arch shown in the painting was designed by Palladio. The arch was not meant to be permanent, so it was made of a perishable papier-mâché that was used for ephemeral monuments of this type, and put together in a matter of days. It may have been destroyed directly after the reception, or used again if it lasted that long. The painting is by Andrea Vicentino, made in 1574.

Palladio
b. Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, Padua 1508 - d. Vicenza 1580
He began his career studying to be a stonecutter and mason. Gian Giorgio Trissino, a leading scholar Palladio met in Vicenza, became his mentor and promoter, introducing him to Classical models in architecture, philosophy, and even his nickname, which derives from Pallas Athena. He is best known for the villas and palaces designed for wealthy families along the Brenta River on the mainland and other cities near Venice. In Venice, his work began on his design for San Giorgio Maggiore in 1566. Unofficially, he followed Jacopo Sansovino as chief municipal architect in Venice in 1570. The church of Il Redentore was begun in 1576. A third church, St. Lucia, was demolished to build the railroad station. He lobbied for, but never got, commissions to design civic buildings in Venice. He continued to work on projects in and around Vicenza. He published his four volumes entitled 'I quattro libri dell'architettura' starting in1570. They included meticulous woodcuts of his own buildings and those from Classical antiquity. His models were adopted by Vicenzo Scamozzi after his death, and the architect Inigo Jones interpreted some of his designs in England. Palladio's Classical architectual ideals were widely promoted until the late 19th Century.

Andrea Vicentino
b. as Andrea Michieli, Vicenza, ca. 1542 - d. Venice ca.1617
Vicentino was a painter of some note who contributed to the trove of late 16th Century art in northern Italy. His early training was in Vicenza, on the mainland near Venice. He was in Venice by the mid-1570's. He was influenced by both Tintoretto and Veronese, and he worked with both artists during the restoration of the Great Council and Balloting Chamber of the Ducal Palace after the 1577 fire. His paintings are also in the Palace's Hall of Four Doors, and the Senate. He was known both for his history paintings and religious works, some of which are found in Mestre and Treviso.

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