Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes: In Search of Palladio: The Villas of Veneto
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Bob Vila travels to the region known as the Veneto in Venice, Italy, home to 16th-century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, who started an architectural revolution there. Bob Vila visits pre-Palladian Villa Giustinian, a Renaissance palace, as well as Palladio's own Villas: Villa Pisani, an homage
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Bob Vila
Film Details
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1998
Production Company
A+E Networks; Bvtv Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Bob Vila travels to the region known as the Veneto in Venice, Italy, home to 16th-century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, who started an architectural revolution there. Bob Vila visits pre-Palladian Villa Giustinian, a Renaissance palace, as well as Palladio's own Villas: Villa Pisani, an homage to the temples of ancient Rome; Villa Cornaro, the house that inspired Thomas Jefferson's conception of Monticello; Villa Barbo, filled with Renaissance frescoes and sculptures; Villa Emo, the most dramatic farmhouse ever built; and La Rocca Pisana, a belvedere atop a hill with a bird's-eye view of the Veneto.
Cast
Bob Vila
Film Details
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1998
Production Company
A+E Networks; Bvtv Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
