Serlio

British  

/ ˈserʎo /

noun

1. Sebastiano 1475–1554, Italian architect and painter, best known for his treatise Complete Works on Architecture and Perspective (1537–75), the first to set out the principles of classical architecture and to give rules for their application

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Example Sentences

The pure Italian style, as it is sometimes called, was introduced into France probably by Serlio, and the result of its first influence is shown in the Louvre, begun in 1546.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

Bramante used to boast that he meant to raise the Pantheon in the air; and the plan, as preserved for us by Serlio, shows that the cupola would have been constructed after that type.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington

Up aloft François held a conference with his beloved workman and, descending, shouted back the words: "You understand, Maître Serlio; let it be as you suggest."

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche

According to the drawing of Serlio, these beams were not massive, but consisted of brass plates riveted together into square pipes—a principle frequently applied by modern engineers on a larger scale in building bridges, etc.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

Serlio, refusing, or debating the price, was cast aside for the Frenchman, Lescot, whose plan was adopted.

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche