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Reviewed Work(s): La villa italiana del Rinascimento. Forme e funzioni delle residenze di
campagna, dal castello alla villa palladiana by Howard Burns and Ilaria Abbondandolo
Review by: RICHARD SCHOFIELD
Source: The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 155, No. 1325, Art in Italy (August 2013), pp. 556-
557
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Generously
Generously illustrated
illustrated andpediment
and beautifully beautifully
pro on his villa).1
pro- A contribution
pediment by on his vi
duced,
duced, this volume
this is both
volume isa both
useful a
explo
useful
Alberti to theexplo-
design of Alberti to at
the Villa Medici the design
ration
rationof theof
art of
thea little-known
art ofPisan master
a little-known
Fiesole is Pisan
rightly denied,
master but the
Fiesole
relevance
isofrightly de
of
ofthe
theearlyearly
Renaissance and a valuableand
Renaissance con Giotto's
a valuable con-
Renunciation Giotto's
of earthly Renunciation
goods (Bardi
tribution
tribution to our of
to our knowledge Italian painting Chapel,
knowledge S. Croce,painting
of Italian Florence) either to that S. Croce,
Chapel,
techniques
techniques ofof
thethe same
same period. villa or Poggio
period. villa or Reale
Poggioseems far fetched.
Reale seems The The
far fetched.
Albertian characteristics of Poggio a Caiano
1 See G. Concioni, C. Ferri and G. Ghilarducci: Arte e
areestressed
1 See G. Concioni, C. Ferri and G. Ghilarducci: Arte (the (the
are stressed salone waswas
salone probably
probablyintended
intended
pittura nel Medioevo lucchese, Lucca 1994, p. 190.
pittum nel Medioevo lucchese, Lucca 1994, p. 190. to to recreate
recreate a Corinthian
a Corinthian oecus);
oecus)\ yet yet
the the parallel
parallel
2 M.T. Filieri: 'Cappelle, altari, polittici: dal prestigio
2, ,M1 Fillcri; 'CaPPeI^ dtari- P°Uttici: ^ P^0between betweenits
itsoriginal
originalstaircase
staircaseand
and that
that ofof
S. S.
delle
delle commissioni
commission! alia dispersione
alla dispersione del patrimonio', indel patrimonio , in „ . . . . .... ,
Sebastiano is
.. , , „ r , , . ... . , Sebastiano at Mantua at Mantua
dubiousis dubious
since since
photophoto
idem,
idem,ed.: ed.:
exh. cat.
exh.Sumptuosa
cat. Sumptuosa
tabula picta. Pittori
tabula
a Luccapicta. Pitton a Lucca
tragotico
tragotico e rinascimento, Lucca (Villa Guinigi)
e rinascimento, Lucca 1998, graphs
graphsof 1998,
p.33. Guinigi)
(Villa
the
ofchurch
the before
p.33.
churchrestoration
before showrestoration
33D.D. Vingtain,
Vingtain, ed.: exh. cat.ed.: exh.
Peindre cat. entre
en Toscane that theen
Peindre crypt had five entre
Toscane openings, not three,
that the crypt had
Gothique
Gothique et Renaissance.
et Renaissance. La redécouverte d'unLa oublié de and therefore
redkouverte
retable lateral stairs;
d'un retable oubliethe de
Turkish
4rtdsource
therefore later
Battista
Battista di
di Gerio, Gerio,
Avignon (MuséeAvignon (Musee
du Petit Palais) 2012. (Çinilidu
Kösk) tentatively
Petit Palais) proffered by the Kosk) ten
2012. (Qinili
author
author seemsseems
unnecessary.
unnecessary.
The
The most
most important
important discovery
discovery Burns pres Bums
ents
ents here
here
is thatisthe
that
villa at
the
Agnano,
villapresum
at Agnano, pr
ably
ablydesigned
designed
by Giuliano
by da Giuliano
Sangallo forda Sangallo
Lorenzo
Lorenzo il Magnifico,
il Magnifico,
was evidendy was
the first
evidendy the
La
La villa
villa italiana
italiana del Rinascimento.
del Rinascimento. attempt
attempt to combine toand
a villa urbana combine
villa rus a vill
Forme
Forme e funzioni delle residenze
e funzioni di
delle residenze dicomplex:
tica in a single tica elements
in a single complex: e
of the design
campagna,
campagna, daldal
castello alia villa
castello alia were
villa apparently picked up
were apparently at the
picked Villa
up at the Cervini,
Villa Cervini,
palladiana.
palladiana.ByByHoward
Howard Bums, translated
Burns, Villa
VillaTrissino
translated Trissinoat atCricoli
Cricoli and possibly at
and possibly atVigar
Vigar
27.
27.The
The Virgin and Child,
Virgin by Angelo
and Child, byPuccinelli. by
Angelo1390s. Ilaria Abbondandolo.
by Ilaria
Puccinelli. Abbondandolo.
1390s. 159pp.
159 pp. incl.
incl. dolo,
53
53 col. where
col.
dolo, a serliana
where is used
a serliana for the front
is usedforthe door.
front door.
Panel,
Panel, 9595
by by
67.5 67.5
cm. (Museo
cm. (Museo ills.
Nazionale Nazionale
di Villa ills.(Colla
(Colla
di Editore, Vicenza,
Editore, Vicenza,
Villa 2012),
2012), €18.€18.
Giuliano
GiulianoSangallo
Sangallowas
wasevidently
evidently the
the first
first archi
archi
Guinigi,Lucca).
Guinigi, Lucca). ISBN 978-88—89527-67-2. tect to transfer thetect
ISBN 978-88-89527-67-2. to transfer from
serliana the serliana from ecclesiastical
ecclesiastical
buildings
buildings such such
as the as
Pazzi
the
Chapel
Pazzi
(and Chapel
S. (and
Reviewed by
Reviewed byRICHARD
RICHARDSCHOFIELD
SCHOFIELD Maria delle
MariaGrazie at Pistoia)
delle Grazie to villa
at Pistoia) architec
to villa architec
ture, as here, and
and was
was soon
soon followed
followed by
by
fragile
fragile state — reveal
state still morestill
— reveal surprises.
more this
With book startsstarts
this book
surprises. with
With a discussion
with of theof the
a discussion Leonardo
Leonardo in inthethe1490s
1490s(MS(MSI ii, fol.8r).
I ii, The
fol.8r). The
the
thehelphelp
of infra-red
of infra-red
reflectography, reflectography,
Carl spread
spreadofof the
thevilla Carl
from
villa the 1430s,
from the asso-
the 1430s, the next
nextasso villas
villas discussed
discussed at any
at any length
length are Villa
are the the Villa
Brandon
BrandonStrehlke
Strehlke establishes
establishesthat Battista
that Battista ciated
ciated literary
literarycult,cult,and and the importance
the importance of Madama,
of the the
Madama, VillaVilla Imperiale
Imperiale at Pesaro,
at Pesaro, Palaz Palaz
employed
employedinnovative
innovative techniques
techniques to heighten Palladio's
to heighten Quattro
Palladio's Quattro lihri
libri for for its diffusion
its diffusion in zo Te inand the Villa Giulia,Giulia, with
with interesting
interesting
the
the illusion
illusion ofof
three-dimensionality.
three-dimensionality. As theAs Protestant
Protestant
the countries
countries where
whereit satisfied a taste
it satisfied a tasteremarks
remarksononthe thecombination
combination of of a major
a major order
order
underdrawings
underdrawingsof ofthetheVirgin
Virgin attest, thethe
attest, painterforfor
painter medium-sized,
medium-sized,moderately
moderatelysplendid
splendid build and and
build- a minor order order
a minor with flat
withentablature on the
flat entablature on the
drew
drew inin wash
washwith
witha abrush
brash and
andlater added
later added ings
ingsin inthe
thecountry.
country.ThemesThemestouchedtouched onon byby inner face
inner face ofof the
the curved
curved cortile
cortile (the (the lower
lower
more
more detailed
detailedoutlines.
outlines.Similar
Similar techniques
techniques HowardBurns
Howard Bums in the the introductory
introductorypages pages orderwith
order with only
only an an architrave
architrave andand a barrel
a barrel
are
are found
foundinin Masaccio's
Masaccio's altarpieces
altarpieces
for S.forinclude
S.
include the
the difficulty
difficulty of of studying
studying the villa- vaulted
vaulted
villa corridor
corridor behind
behind it was it presumably
was presumably
Giovenale
Giovenale(1422)
(1422) andandPisa (1426),
Pisa prompting
(1426), prompting type because of the lack of studies studies of of certain
certain adapted
adapted fromfrom S. S. Costanza).
Costanza). The The account
account closclos
Strehlke
Strehlketo toreflect
reflectonon thethepioneering
pioneering practices areas
areasof
practices ofRenaissance
Renaissance Italy,
Italy, thethe types
typesof ofdocu-
docues es with
with a summary
a summary of the
of the salient
salient characteristics
characteristics
of
of this
thisartist
artistas as
well
well
as onas broader
on broadertopicstopics
mentary
mentary material
material available,
available, andandthethemeaning
meaning of Palladio's
of Palladio's villas, the the varieties
varieties of oftheir
theirloca
loca
relating
relating toto shifts
shiftsininstyle
styleandand method
method in in of of
early
earlythe word
the word'villa',
'villa',which
whichininthe theRenaissance
Renaissance tion within
tion within and and
outside towns,
outside theirtheir
towns, smallness
smallness
quattrocentopainting.
quattrocento painting. usually referredusually to thereferred
complex toofthefarm
complex build- in relation
of farm build to their
in relation giant giant
to their Roman Romanforebears
forebears
These
These sections
sectionson onthe
theS.S.Quirico
Quirico altarpiece
altarpiece ings
ings rather
rather thanthanthethe'casa'casa
del del padrone'
padrone' (using
(using while retaining
while retaining so much so much
Roman Roman vocabulary
vocabulary in in
are framed
framed by by discussions
discussionsof ofpainting
paintinginin Lucca Florio's
Florio's
Lucca interesting
interesting definitions).
definitions). General
General char- and
chardetail, detail, andtheir
finally finally their adherence
inevitable inevitabletoadherence to
at the
at thetime
timeofof Paolo
Paolo Guinigi's
Guinigi's lordship
lordship acteristics arethen
acteristics are thendiscussed,
discussed, such
such local as
as how,
as how, as formats.
local formats.
(1400—30). The
(1400—30). Theopening
openingessay
essay
byby Andrea
Andrea Pietro
De De de'de'
Pietro Crescenzi said,
Crescenzi isolated
said, villas
isolated should
villas should
Despite
Despite
the clarity
the clarity
of exposition
of exposition
and the
and the
Marchi
Marchiconsiders the the
considers aesthetic intentions
aesthetic and
intentions and be fortified
be fortified in some
in some way,way, whereas
whereas those
those in innumber
large large number of buildings
of buildings and their and their intercon
intercon
patterns of
patterns ofconsumption
consumptionofof Lucchese
Lucchese patrons
patronsvillages
villages
would
would
be automatically
be automatically
safer.
safer.
TheThe nections
nections tracedtraced here,
here, the theisbook
book is perplexing,
perplexing.
when the
in the years when the city's
city's own
own lord wasauthor
lord was authoroutlines socio-historical
outlines causes for
socio-historical the forThe
causes theauthor
The author
seemsseems
to want
to to
want
talktomainly
talk mainly
inspiredby
inspired bya acourtly,
courtly, northern
northern art.art. De Marchi
De Marchi development
development of outside
of villas villas outside
towns,towns,
citingabout
citingvilla-types
about villa-types
developeddeveloped
by Giuliano
by da
Giuliano da
confronts attributions,
also confronts attributions,with
withAngelo
AngeloPuc
Puc-
manymany examples
examples with with castellar
castellar elements,
elements, such Sangallo
Sangallo
such andilLorenzo
and Lorenzo il Magnifico
Magnifico at Poggio, at Poggio,
cinelli (doc.1380—1407),
(doc.1380—1407), the the most
most important
important as Villa
as Villa Passerini
Passerini at Cortona,
at Cortona, the the stupendous
stupendous Agnano Agnano
and for andthefor
Palace
the Palace
of the of
KingtheofKing of
local painter
local painter at
at the
theturn
turnof ofthethecentury,
century, bene-
bene Ambrogiana,
Ambrogiana, Villa Trissino
Villa Trissino and others,
and others, notingNaples
notingandNaples
thoseand influenced
those influenced
by them as bypre
them as pre
fiting most
fiting mostfrom
fromthe thescholar's
scholar's sensitive
sensitive eyeeyethat
for forCardinal Marcello
that Cardinal Cervini Cervini
Marcello wanted some
wanted cursors
some cursors to Palladio,
to Palladio, forgetting
forgetting most of themost
rest,of the rest,
individual styles.His
individual styles. Hisevaluation
evaluation of Puccinelh's
ofPuccinelli's 'bastioni'
'bastioni' addedadded to Sangallo's
to Sangallo's project
project for for
andhis
his and quoting
quoting PalladianPalladian
parallels parallels
wheneverwhenever
pos pos
workcontinues
work continues in in an entry
an entry on a on painted panelhouse
a painted at Vivo
panel housed'Orcia.
at Vivo d'Orcia. sible throughout. No non-Medician
sible throughout. villas
No non-Medician are are
villas
of the
of the Virgin
Virginand
andChild
Child (Fig.27)
(Fig.27) acquired
acquired in There
in There follows
follows a guide
a guide to the
to the ideology
ideology of of discussed;
discussed; few villasfew villas anywhere
anywhere except Flo except Flo
2012 by
2012 by the
theItalian
Italianstate
state for
for Villa
Villa Guinigi.
Guinigi. To the
Tothe Renaissance
Renaissance villa,
villa, including
including rence, Rome
particularly
particularly rence,and the and
Rome Veneto
thereceive
Venetoextend
receive extend
judge from its its glittering
glittering goldwork,
goldwork, itsits emo
emo-
Petrarch
Petrarch andand Boccaccio
Boccaccio and introducinged
andintroducing andiscussion;
an some some
ed discussion; are mentioned once or
are mentioned once or
tional appeal
tional appealand
anditsitsvivid
vivid iconography
iconography unfamiliar
finked
linked text, Antonio
unfamiliar Guevara's
text, Antonio 'Aviso 'Aviso
Guevara's twice,twice,
such as the as
such Villa
theDoria
VillaatDoria
Genoa atand
Genoa and
to
to the
the theme
themeofofthe theso-called
so-called'Madonna del del [...]
'Madonna [. . con
.] con la commendatione
la commendatione de la de la . villa
villa . . .' Villa
. (1544). (1544). Villa Simonetta
Simonetta in Milan;in Milan; practically
practically nothing nothing
'tickling Madonna',
solletico', or 'tickling Madonna', the With With
the picture
picture BiondoBiondo
and Alberti, an observation
and Alberti, an observation is said of the Villa
is said of the d'Este at Tivoli,
Villa d'Este Lante at
at Tivoli, Lante at
significant addition
is a significant additionto tothetheMuseum's
Museum's of
perper-
ancient
of ancient
buildingsbuildings
began tobeganbe coupled
to be Bagnaia,
coupled OrsiniBagnaia, Orsini atthe
at Bomarzo, Bomarzo,
Casino of the Casino of
manent
manentcollection.
collection. Meanwhile
Meanwhile Puccinelh's
Puccinelh's with
with descriptions
descriptions in literary
in literary sources sources
and theand PiustheIV, Pius
Palazzo
IV,Medici in Rome,
Palazzo MediciPratolino,
in Rome, Pratolino,
authorship
authorship of ofthethepanel
panelofof a Bishop-saint
a Bishop-saint (pri-
(pri
latter'slatter's
famous famous requirements
requirements for thefor villathe
arevilla
and soareon. and so on.
There There isoverdue
is perhaps perhapsreliance
overdue reliance
vate collection)
collection) isis far
far less
less convincing,
convincing, not notrehearsed
least
leastrehearsed— a central
— a central
courtyardcourtyard
or closed or closed on a catalogue
on a catalogue of 2005 to offill
2005 to fill
in areas notincen
areas not cen
because of
because ofthe
theclumsy
clumsy design
design of of
thethe mitred
mitredhall,hall,
plusplus
a loggia
a loggia
withwith
tympanum
tympanum (Alberti tral to
(Alberti tralthe to
author's interests.2interests.2
the author's There are someThere are some
figureitself.
figure itself. ignored Cicero's famous sneerCicero's
ignored about famous
Caesar's other
sneer about startling
Caesar's other omissions; the literature
startling omissions; on the
the literature on the

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villaisisdiscussed
villa discussed briefly
briefly andeighteenth
and mainly mainly and in
in terms nineteenth
terms
of centuries, and
of eighteenth The first scholarly
and catalogue (1998)
nineteenth of the
centuries, and
Petrarchand
Petrarch andBoccaccio,
Boccaccio, and
and reflect
other
other bothauthors
the taste
authors areandare
the financial
reflect means holdings
both theof taste
the Speck von Sternburg
and Founda
the financial means
named, but
named, butthe
theriches
richesofof of acinquecento
the
the cultivated bourgeoisie.
Cinquecento are are Among
of a these coltion assessed
cultivated ninety-one of the
bourgeoisie. Netherlandish
Among these col- ti
overlooked.
overlooked. Guevara
Guevara is mentioned
is mentioned
lectorstwice
was, fortwice
example,but
but Alfred Thieme, paintings
lectors was, for also included
example,in Nicolaisen's
Alfred cata Thieme,
is left
is left practically
practically unexplored
unexplored whose
(his ninety-eight
(his chapter
chapter 5paintings
is 5 is were
whose thelogue and corrected
sold toninety-eight many attributions
paintings were soldand to the
fascinating
fascinating sociologically),
sociologically),and Museum
and in 1915 by
Taegio's
Taegio's fabhis sonMuseum
fab- Ulrich Thieme,
in interpretations
1915 by his of works,2
son but this is rarely
Ulrich Thieme, int
ulous dialogue
dialogue and and thethe works himself
works by
bytheLoflio,
founder
Lollio, of himself
the biographical the dicapparent
founder when reading
of the thebiographical
new catalogue. die- a
Lanteri, Gallo
Lanteri, Galloetc.,
etc.,with withtheir tionary
their rich
rich of topoi
artists,
topoi Thieme—Becker.
onon tionary ofOpinions
Of para artists, fromThieme—Becker.
other literature are often Of para- O
urban versus
urban versusrustic
rusticlife, life, are
are not not
mount mentioned.
mentioned.
importance mount
for the Leipzig quoted, but those
importance
collection for of the
the 1998 cataloguecollection
Leipzig are q
Villas pullulate
Villas pullulate withwith was and
paintings
paintings Maximilian
and
gardens Speck vonwas
gardens Stemburg usually not mentioned,
Maximilian Speckletvon alone the names of
Stemburg usua
groan with
groan withstatues
statues (often
(often an an(1776—1856),
exquisite
exquisite a self-made
tormenttorment man who amassed athe individual
(1776—1856), authors — despite
a self-made man thewho
fact thatamassed a
for iconographers)
for iconographers) yet
yet they
they fortune
areare in the much
pretty
pretty wool much
trade and fortune
who was blessed nearly
in theallwool
their proposals
trade have andbeen who adopted.
was blessed
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some with a humanitarian
account
account of of them, disposition.
them, with Originally For example, Alexandra
a humanitarian Bauer pointed
disposition. out
Originally F
much of
much of the
the ideological
ideologicaland and exhibited
visual
visual atimpact
impactLützschena
of of near Leipzig, thethat
exhibited at Van der Heist's painting
Liitzschena nearofLeipzig,
an aged ladythe that
many great
many greatvillas
villas isis lost.
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author
author Sternburg
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collection washad been
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strip out
strip out practically
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sources whenwhen
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of the GDR. In 1996 thethe days of and
Maximilian the belongs
GDR. to aIncategory
1996called thebedriegertje
Maximilian and
buildings.One
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would hke
like totoSpeck
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heardSternburg
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what was Speck and('litde
created von deceiver'),3 but
Stemburg in the newwas
Stiftung catalogue
created an
he thinks
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suchsuch
as, foras,example,
for were saved for the
example, theMuseum. (p. 142) herwere
paintings research is not acknowledged,
saved for the Museum. and (p
the interpretation
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Amanda Lühe,
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lication that should at Leipzig.
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Marina Döring,
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especially Research
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suggestion
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project collection.
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by Sabine
by SabineFrommel
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that by the
certain
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plansbyJan by
Giu Nicolaisen
Giu- and byrestorer
the curator Jan Nicolaisen and restorer
hano are indeed projects for Poggio
liano Rüdiger Beck, although there
a Caiano. Riidiger space1 D.although
is limitedBeck, Gleisberg: 'Die Gemäldesammlung Maximilian
there is limited space 1 £>■
Speck von Stemburgs — Quellen und Konturen', in H.
Finally, Burns
Bums is is only
only oneone ofofinmany
the catalogue
many for all four
authors hundred
in the entries
catalogue for all four hundred entries Speck
Guratzsch, ed.: exh. cat. Maximilian Speck von Stemburg.
who neglect Luisa
neglect Luisa Giordano's
Giordano's and no room
rich
rich for technical
essay
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on illustrations
no room of for technical illustrations Leipzig of Guratzsc
, ... r . 1 j • .... , Em Europiier der Goethezeit ab Kunstsammler, Leipzig
Ein Europäer der Goethezeit als Kunstsammler,
the quattrocento
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villa in a great of its
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