Showing posts with label rococo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rococo. Show all posts

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Villas of the Veneto: Villa Valmarana ai Nani (Vicenza)


Only a few steps away from the church in Monte Berico and Palladio's masterpiece the Rotonda, Villa Valmarana ai Nani is certainly not an attention seeker.  Within the compounds, protected by high walls topped with statues of dwarves, is a modest villa with no striking feature other than a disproportionately small pediment and a grand view of Colli Berici.  Inside, however, are the Tiepolos' Rococo masterpiece.