Andrea Palladio
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Historical figure.
Andrea Palladio (30 november 1508 - 19 august 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the history of architecture. While he designed churches and palaces, he was best known for country houses and villas. His teachings, summarized in the architectural treatise, "The Four Books of Architecture", gained him wide recognition.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- The Abbey Grange, house of Sir Eustace Brackenstall, was pillared in front after the fashion of Palladio (ABBE 42).
