THOMAS JEFFERSON'S PRESIDENTS HOUSE DESIGN Desk Sculpture | Washington, DC | Custom Monument Sculptures
Designed by Thomas Jefferson, 1792
Jefferson’s fascination with both Palladio and domes was vividly demonstrated in his proposed design for the United States’ President’s House, submitted anonymously in the 1792 competition for the executive residence.
Modelled after Palladio’s Villa Rotonda, Jefferson’s scheme closely paralleled the version of the Rotonda published in Giacomo Leoni’s 1715 edition of Quattro Libri.
Although Leoni took liberties with Palladio’s schemes, mainly adding embellishments, the Leoni edition remained Jefferson’s primary authority for Palladianism.
Jefferson’s submission varied from Leoni’s version of the Villa Rotunda in the use of pairs of bays flanking each of porticoes rather than a single bay, and in the use of free-standing columns rather than arches on the sides of the porticoes.
Measures approximately 13 by 25 inches (Height: 330mm, Base Diameter: 635mm)
Weighs a little over 40 pounds (18.2 kg)
The detail is amazing.
A substantial, impressive, piece of art that will make a most thoughtful gift.
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