BROWSE HERE

Villa Angarano Bianchi Michiel is located a short distance from the historic center of Bassano del Grappa, along the road that goes up the western shore of the Brenta. The large building complex appears against the majestic backdrop of Monte Grappa, at the center of a vine and cultivated area, announced by two large umbrella pines. The residence has a clearly seventeenth-century appearance and this anticipates a particular aspect of the project. The noble Giacomo Angarano, who commissioned the work in 1548, asked Palladio to renovate his country residence. The professional relationship resulted in a friendship that convinced the architect to dedicate the first part of, The Four Books of Architecture, to the Angarano in 1570. Palladio's project envisages a complex a, U, with large barchesse built as a pincer around the visual fulcrum of the villa. The intervention begins precisely with the construction of rustic buildings, which are the only parts where the architect's style is recognizable. Indeed, an economic backside of the Algarano led to the suspension of the works, postponing the completion of the work to the following century. For the record, Villa Angarano is the first building that sees the construction of barchesse of this size, according to the innovative approach of Palladio. The building has been in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1996.