Jefferson’s inspiration: Art exhibition in Vicenza explores Renaissance artist’s influence on American founding father

Mar 22, 2016 640

Americans can immerse themselves in a founding father's genius at an art exhibition dedicated to the idea that all architects are not created equal. Many make great buildings. Only a few change the world.

Among the few are Thomas Jefferson and Andrea Palladio. The exhibition, "Jefferson and Palladio: Constructing a New World," explores Jefferson's relationship with the works and ideas of the 16th-century Renaissance man whose influence is vast and pervasive in American public architecture. But you'll have to hurry; the exhibit ends March 28, a week from Monday.

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