La Malcontenta by flavia49
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An Andrea Palladio's Villa again!
The Villa Foscari at Malcontenta, also known as the Villa Malcontenta, by Andrea Palladio was built for the Foscari, one of Palladio's wealthiest clients. Unlike other patrons who cut costs wherever possible, the Foscari asked Andrea Palladio to turn-up the architectural volume on this building so that it would truly reflect the importance of the family and its role in the history of Venice.
The Villa Foscari at Malcontenta was built during the 1550's, and in a way represents the transition of Andrea Palladio to his own unique style.
The rear, southern-facing facade, is almost slavish copy of the work of Guilio Romano at the Palazzo Te in Mantova. But, the main facade is true Palladian, and it holds the viewer in awe of its beauty and magnitude. The interiors are full of frescoes by Giovanni Battista Zelotti and Battista Franco.
Nowadays, the Villa Foscari, or Villa Malcontenta is as famous for its legends as it is for its design by Palladio. One legend has that one of the Foscari brothers banished his wife to live in the Villa after she led a rather libertine life in Venice.
But, this is just a legend since at that time (1418) the Foscari didin't possess land on the location. Others say that the name Malcontenta comes from the hamlet in which the Villa Malcontenta is located. The hamlet has always been known as Malcontenta, because in the old days thieves and robbers "Malcontenti" in Italian (disgruntlend), used to seek haven in the nearby marshes. Probably the name Malcontenta came from the floods of the river Brenta. At that time in this place the Brenta's flood was very caotic and untamed, then in the official documents of the Venetian Senate it is called "male comptempta" (unleashed). In 1444 Venice was even more worried by the Brenta's flood because the river lime was troubling the seaways and filling the lagoon. So the Venetian Senate decided to deviate the river but the floods continued as usual. They attempted to deviate the river once again making the cut at Malcontenta were the white waters started. Also this cut was almost unsuccessful and the place got the nickname of "Fossa dei Malcontenti" instead of "Fossa de la Malcontenta " (Ditch of the Discontent Ones instead of Ditch of Unleashed Waters , in Italian the sound is very similar).
After the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1798 and of Napoleon in 1815 the place went to Austria and the Villa became a military hospital. The Austrians destroyed some of the buildings and the balaustrade on the main facade. When the Austrians left, the Villa was acquired by the Landsberg, a Brazilian family. Nowadays it belongs again to the Foscari family.
The Foscari are famous also because of Byron's tragedy "The Two Foscaris" and Verdi's opera.
DAZ: V4.2;
Kerry Mortensen: Mask4V4;
FaceOff: V4 Skin Realism Kit;
DAZ: M4;
DAZ: M3 Universal Texture HiRes;
DAZ: Romeo;
DAZ: Cyclorama;
RDNA: Render Studio for Poser;
Light, pose and "bricola" (boat fastening pole) by myself;
Background Villa Foscari La Malcontenta, photo by myself.
A little postwork with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.
Thank you for viewing and drop a note if you like!
Comments (30)
Biffowitz
Nice blend of Poser and photography, the lighting works so well. A wonderful warm and soothing image on such a chilly Toronto night.
Marinette
E' bellissima la tua serie di ville venete e ,notevole l'inserimento dei tuoi modelli che sono perfetti negli abiti e nella rappresentazione dell'immagine. Sogno di poter visitare un giorno queste splendide ville,ma se penso che sono anni che abito a pochi km.dalla Certosa di Pavia e non l'ho ancora vista ,diventa molto improbabile un mio possibile realizzo di un sogno.Quindi grazie per le tue immagini e commenti. gea
stevey3d
Lovely image! Wonderful composition! 5+
nongo
Fascinating!!!!!! and most interesting!!!!!
ledwolorz
Beautiful scene and wonderful work.
Faemike55
Wonderful scene and excellent history lesson - Thanks teacher!!!
Radar_rad-dude
Your rich and absorbing history adds such depth and character to your magnificent artwork! Truly marvelous and delightful! The only way to go for a most enriching sharing of this enchanting Villa's past! Thank you so much for the artwork and for the provenance! 100++++++++++++++++++
raven916
Excellent work, very creative and unique and your history of the Villa's past is enlighting, thank you for taking the time to teach : )
atlas7
Nice job !!
doarte
Illustrous beauty! +5
Darkwish
You did very nice pic! EXT!
adrie
Great photoshot excellent done.
delbeke
A wonderful mixture of realism and fantasy. Excellent work!
goldie
this is a wonderful combo of your poser work and photo..your poser lighting blends so well with the photo and the props, characters and their clothing are perfect for this period piece--i also appreciate your historical background ;)
mapps
awesome composition :-)
flaviok
História magnifica, obra esplendidamente elaborada minha amiga, soberba, aplausos (5)
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
Maff
Interesante escena. Buen render.
M2A
Villa as background is nice, pretty image as result.
blainenorth
Amazing combination of different images.
drifterlee
Beautiful scene!!!!!
Palmetto_girl
Excellent work!
beatoangelico
Excellent and super image...!!!
PhilW
Beautiful scene!
Igolochka
Wonderful scene and interesting story, thanks for sharing!
hoskins78
Wonderful character posing and costumes - you can certainly tell who is helping who onto the boat :)
BenBischop
Cool Done....!!
jclP
Lovely image! Wonderful composition! and story..!
anahata.c
a fascinating mixture of architecture with Poser, a fine depiction of these two souls on a boat, the regalia of office and societal stature is captured in your human postures, and the overall image has an air of pomp & circumstance mixed with a sense of nostalgia. And your greens & yellows & pale golds are striking. An original & creative way to evoke a scene from history & legend. Very nice work!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful scene and excellent history lesson !