July 14th: my salvation

July 14th, three years ago, I found someone who was interested in me and in these first 1000 days offered me a brand new start in my life.

A 1927 picture of Villa Forni Cerato

In 1927, G. K. LOUKOMSKI published “Andrea #Palladio sa vie, son oeuvre”, a wonderful work that includes illustrations of the great Architect’s masterpieces, including an image that portrays me before they sold the decorations of my south façade. I …

Another drone flying over Villa Forni Cerato

Drone shots taken between February 2018 and May 2020 flying over the site of Villa Forni Cerato, before the conservation restoration works that will reopen the UNESCO World Heritage Site to the public.The Villa Forni Cerato Foundation thanks the …

Girolamo Forni’s bust

The bust of my commissioner #GirolamoForni attributed to #AlessandroVittoria, has been the subject of a scientific investigation aimed at knowing the original building materials of the masterpiece. Among the results that emerged, an oddity regards the clasp that ties …

Ritratto di Isabella Thiene Valmarana fine XVI sec Museo Civico Vicenza

Isabella Valmarana portrayed by Girolamo Forni

A wonderful description of one of the portraits of my client #GirolamoForni, the Portrait of Isabella Valmarana, preserved in Musei Civici Vicenza and created by Ardea association for museum education.Congratulations for the video and the description of the details …

Villa Forni Cerato imitated in Northern Irland

My structure has inspired architects all over the world, as in Goblusk House, in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, where the reference is obvious. A tribute to Palladian architecture which has a perpetual and international character.#villafornicerato#imitazioni#andreapalladio#palladianism

Pietro Bembo and Girolamo Forni

At the time of his own will, my commissioner Girolamo Forni attributed one of his busts to cardinal Pietro Bembo, “Alessandro Vittoria’s masterpiece, a friend of him”. Unfortunately, it is not known where the bust is today.#villafornicerato#pietrobembo#girolamoforni

Private chapel in Villa Forni Cerato

For a few decades I housed a small domestic oratory inside, built by Count Carlo Barbieri, owner of the building. In 1803 the Episcopal Curia invited the parish priest Don Carlo Piva to come and check the site to …

Villa Forni Cerato and its dovecotes

When #GirolamoForni died (1610) , there were two dovecotes ( so called “Colombare”) inventoried among the real estate. Documents says the east tower (today without roof and in ruins) which denounces Gothic characters, has been mentioned in the estimates …

Bartolomeo Malacarne inspired by Villa Forni Cerato

I have always represented an inspirational model for many architects. One of these was #BartolomeoMalacarne, who built Villa Lorenzoni in Montecchio Maggiore in 1814, although bearing the neoclassical styles in use at the time.