261:. In this time period Palladio began to alter his use of orders, architectural styles, within buildings.The Villa Cornaro marks one of Palladio's first uses of the pedimented portico. The villa was designed in a period of time when Palladio's method of designing was changing. The north façade has a projecting central portico-loggia that is a flexible living space out of the sun and open to cooling breezes. The interior space of the villa showcases a symmetrical arrangement, a main principle of Palladio's architecture. Rooms of inter-related proportions composed of squares and rectangles flank a central axial vista, which extends through the house. As
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with antiques over a period of twenty years under the supervision of the
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was commissioned for the creation of over one hundred frescos to decorate the Villa
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249:(The Four Books on Architecture). Villa Cornaro is an example of one of Palladio's designs whose influence can be seen in later architecture. In efforts on preservation, Villa Cornaro has not always remained in the possession of the state.
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