Tag: Vicenza
Vicenza: Santi Felice e Fortunato
Vicenza: Teatro Olimpico
Vicenza’s Teatro Olimpico can be counted among the most famous creations of the architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Palladio designed the theatre, but died before it could be completed. It is therefore only fair to see the theatre as a work by his student Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548-1616) as well. Scamozzi not…
Vicenza: Teatro Olimpico
Het Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza behoort tot de beroemdste creaties van de architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Hij heeft het theater ontworpen, maar stierf voordat de bouw ervan kon worden voltooid. Het theater moet dan ook evenzeer worden gezien als een werk van zijn leerling Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548-1616). Die realiseerde niet…
Vicenza: San Lorenzo
Vicenza: Santa Corona
Vicenza: De Duomo
Vicenza: San Lorenzo
The thirteenth century church of San Lorenzo in Vicenza is of course dedicated to Saint Lawrence the Deacon, martyred in 258 (more information here and here). The church and adjacent monastery have always been administered by members of the Franciscan Order. Now Saint Lawrence is not a typical Franciscan saint…