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Most of the architects who worked in Venice were not natives of the city, nor even of the mainland territories of the Republic of Venice, but the large amount of money available in the city tempted architects from northern and central Italy. The city was very rich and prone to fires, so there were always a large number of buildings under construction.

The Venetian nobility believed in the importance of architecture to strengthen the power of the Republic. At the same time, open competition between patrician families was avoided in favor of harmonious equality, which was put into practice both in the construction of buildings and in other areas of the Republic.

Introduction to the architecture of Venice, Italy. The most notable venetian architects: its main buildings, palaces and churches.

 

Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio was an architect, architectural theorist and designer of the Italian Renaissance, citizen of the Republic of Venice. Influenced by greek-Roman period, primarily by Vitruvius, is considered one of the most influential personalities in the history of Western architecture.

Portrait of Jacopo Sansovino by Tintoretto

Jacopo Sansovino

Jacopo Tatti, called the Sansovino (Florence, 1486 - Venice, 1570) was an Italian architect and sculptor. It was the Proto (maximum architect) of the Republic of Venice from 1529 until his death. He began his artistic apprenticeship in the workshop of Andrea Contucci, called Il Sansovino, from which it inherited its nickname.

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