BY ORDER OF ARCHITECTURE
CHADSWORTH COLUMNS
COLUMNS BY ORDER OF ARCHITECTURE
The work of Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola is the inspiration for Chadsworth’s Columns.
Vignola,who lived in 16th century Italy, is regarded as the authority on Greek and Roman
columnar orders. He sought to establish and formulate guidelines for the use of these supports.
Vignola’s purest approach focused attention on structural design – revitalizing the Greek and
Roman orders. Prior to Vignola’s work, Renaissance artisans placed the focus on ornamentation
of the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns (orders).
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