Кратка информация

  • Lifespan: 79 years
  • Died: 1554
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Nationality: Italy
  • Top 3 works:
    • Virgin and Child
    • Façade of a Venetian palazzo
    • Plan of a Venetian palazzo
  • Also known as:
    • Sebastiano Serlio de Bologne
    • Sebastian Serly
    • Sebastien Serlio
    • Sebastián Serlio
    • Sebastian Serli Bolognese

The Architect and Theorist

Sebastiano Serlio was an Italian Mannerist architect, painter, writer, designer, and civil engineer. Born in Bologna, he worked in the atelier of Baldassare Peruzzi in Rome and later lived in Venice. His career was significantly shaped by an invitation from François I to France, where he advised on the construction and decoration of the Château of Fontainebleau. While he took several private commissions, the Château d'Ancy-le-Franc is the only one of his works that has survived in a recognizable way. He also designed fortifications as a civil engineer.

Architectural Treatises and Publications

Serlio is known for his practical treatise, Tutte l'opere d'architettura et prospetiva, also referred to as I sette libri dell'architettura. This work is composed of eight books, though only the first five were published during his lifetime. His publications include:

Въпроси и отговори

От коя държава е Sebastiano Serlio?

Sebastiano Serlio е роден в Italy.

Мога ли да сортирам творбите на Sebastiano Serlio по цвят?

Спектър по цвят на Sebastiano Serlio е страница, която подрежда творбите на художника според техните цветове.

В коя историческа епоха е творил Sebastiano Serlio?

Sebastiano Serlio е творил в периода на Renaissance. Този период определя историческия контекст на творчеството на художника.

Тест за познания по изкуство

За всеки въпрос има само един верен отговор.

Въпрос 1:
In which city was Sebastiano Serlio born?
Въпрос 2:
Who was Serlio's mentor, under whom he studied architecture and painting?
Въпрос 3:
Which of these is a surviving work of Serlio's architecture?
Въпрос 4:
What was the primary reason Serlio's career took off in France?
Въпрос 5:
Serlio's treatise 'Tutte l'opere d'architettura et prospetiva' was notable for what innovation?