# Exterior view [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PALLADIO, Andrea]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary This building was commissioned by Daniele and Marcantonio Barbaro as a rebuilding of a family estate, some of the foundations of which were incorporated into Palladio's design. Palladio seems to have become a member of the Barbaro household staff. The Villa Barbaro was the modest main building for a small working farm, and the manner in which the flanking wings extend into the landscape has a practical rather than a theoretical basis. The main façade is based on an ancient temple façade; the arcaded wings to either side culminate in large sundials and structures that suggest dovecotes. The interior was <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/v/veronese/07/index.html'\)" href="/html/v/veronese/07/index.html">decorated by Veronese.</a> ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Benedictine Monastery: General view]() - [Benedictine Monastery: General view]() - [Benedictine Monastery: General view]() - [Bridge over the River Tesina]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()