Villa Cordellina Lombardi, Palladian villa in Montecchio Maggiore, Italy.
Villa Cordellina Lombardi is a Venetian country villa built in the Palladian style, located in Montecchio Maggiore near Vicenza. It features a symmetrical facade with a central portico and columns, while the interior rooms are decorated with frescoes and stucco work.
The villa was built between 1735 and 1742 to a design by architect Giorgio Massari for the Cordellina family. In the 19th century it passed to the Lombardi family, who gave it the double name it carries today.
The frescoes painted by Giambattista Tiepolo in the main hall are the centerpiece of any visit, depicting scenes from ancient history directly on the walls. Standing in that room, visitors get a clear sense of how Venetian noble families used art to decorate and give meaning to their homes.
The villa sits on the edge of Montecchio Maggiore and is easiest to reach by car. Group visits generally require advance booking, as the interior spaces have limited capacity.
Tiepolo completed the frescoes in the main hall in just a few months, which was remarkably fast for a work of that scale. The scenes depict episodes from the lives of Alexander the Great and Scipio, two figures rarely paired together in Venetian painting of that era.
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