<strong>Palladio</strong> (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of ... » 

Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of his age - the Humanist era of Michelangelo and Raphael, Titian and Veronese - and examines each of the villas, churches and palaces in turn. «