Exterior view
by PALLADIO, Andrea, Photo
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. Subjects chosen for the decoration of the loggia and the Central Hall suggest that the house was intended to be a vacation site for the family.
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 fresco decoration was completed by Giovanni Antonio Fasolo and Giovanni Battista Zelotti by 1570.
The photo shows the fa�ade.