Palladio's last commission comes in 1579–1580 to…
1579 CE
Palladio's last commission comes in 1579–1580 to build a theater in Vicenza for the Accademia Olimpica for the performance of classical dramas.
The design of the Teatro Olimpico is in the nature of an academic exercise, being based on the reconstruction of the ancient Roman theater at Orange, in France.
When Palladio dies at seventy-two in August, he leaves a considerable number of unfinished buildings, including the Basilica in Vicenza, the two Venetian churches, the Villa Rotonda, and the Teatro Olimpico.
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Scaenae frons of the Teatro Olimpico. The large central arch is known as the porta regia or "royal arch".
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