Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare

Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare stands at the junction of Corso Palladio and Piazza Castello in Vicenza. A design associated with Andrea Palladio was carried forward after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi, giving the palace a place in the relationship between their architectural practices.

Why it matters

Palladio's surviving drawings establish his involvement in the project, while Scamozzi described completing a building based on another architect's design. The palace therefore illustrates both continuity and adaptation rather than a wholly unaltered work by one author.

What to notice

The Corso Palladio façade has closely spaced Corinthian engaged columns below and Composite columns above. Seven principal-floor windows alternate triangular and curved pediments. The Piazza Castello elevation is more restrained. The courtyard loggias are associated with Palladio's design, while the spacious atrium is attributed to Scamozzi.

Context and history

Francesco Thiene acquired the site in a family division in 1572. Construction was underway by 1586 and continued under his heir Enea after 1593. Completion probably came in the first decade of the seventeenth century. The Bonin Longare family acquired the palace in the nineteenth century.