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Lessons in Mannerism at the Palazzo Del Te
The offbeat and unexpected Palazzo del Te, designed by Giulio Romano for Federigo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, has become an icon of Mannerist architecture.
Here Romano used all the right elements to reference Classical architecture but without the perfection expected in the work of, say, Filippo Brunelleschi, architect of Florence’s famous Duomo. Those Doric columns support an apparently unstable architrave and frieze, some its triglyphs (the tripartite vertically scored rectangles) seeming as if they’re about to slip and fall to the ground. Sala dei Cavalli, Palazzo del Tè, Mantua via Wikimedia Commons Giulio created an all-encompassing architectural experience that brings to mind popular contemporary artworks such as Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms or a TeamLab installation.
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