Exterior view

This building is the result of one of Palladio’s early projects. Its construction began in 1542, at the behest of Losco Caldogno, an aristocrat and silk merchant from Vicenza, who had inherited an agricultural complex and fields in Caldogno the year before. Construction of the building and the decoration of the interiors extended over a long period of time, brought to completion only in 1570.

The central portion of the principal fa�ade, marked by three large openings surrounded by rustication, projects outward slightly from the wings and is accentuated by a triangular pediment. The rear fa�ade, similar in layout, was substantially reworked during the eighteenth century when two side turrets containing the staircases, a wide terrace, and a broad flight of steps leading to the terrace, were built.

The fresco decoration of the loggia, the Central Hall, and two other rooms (Room of Scipio and Room of Sofonisba) was completed by Giovanni Antonio Fasolo and Giovanni Battista Zelotti by 1570. In 1646, the interior distribution of the space was modified and a new small room (camerino), connecting the Room of Scipio and the Room of Sofonisba, was frescoed by the young Venetian painter Giulio Carpioni.

The photo shows the rear fa�ade.