Villa Barbaro

Villa Barbaro
Villa Barbaro
General information
Architectural style	Palladian
Town or city	Maser, Veneto
Country	Italy
Construction started	c.1560
Client	Barbaro family
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Andrea Palladio
Website
	www.villadimaser.it
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (ii)
Reference	712bis-018
Inscription	1994 (18th Session)
Extensions	1996
Area	6.57 ha (16.2 acres)
Coordinates	45°48′44″N 11°58′35″E / 45.8122°N 11.9764°E
	Location of Villa Barbaro in Veneto Villa Barbaro (Italy)

Villa Barbaro, also known as the Villa di Maser, is a large villa at Maser in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It was designed and built by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, with frescos by Paolo Veronese and sculptures by Alessandro Vittoria, for Daniele Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia and ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I of England and his brother Marcantonio, an ambassador to King Charles IX of France. The villa was added to the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1996.