Theorist

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

1507–1573 Renaissance classicism

Proportion Type Representation

Details

Nationality: Italian

Notes

Author of the Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura (1562), a quasi-algorithmic, modular plate-book of the five orders; the most widely reprinted architectural manual before 1800.

Connections

authored Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura
proposed The Five Orders
collaborated with Andrea Palladio

Referenced by

Vitruvius influenced
Sebastiano Serlio influenced

Sources

Vignola. Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura. 1562.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/giacomo-barozzi-da-vignola/. Accessed July 17, 2026.