daniele barbaro personified the venetian union of the spiritual and the actual. n nobleman, farmer and classical scholar. together with palladio he translated an ancient treatise on architecture by vitruvius and together with palladio and the painter veronese he gave those ideas form in a villa on the venetian mainland. palladio's designs for villas and churches dominated the taste of subsequent generations. his influence can be seen in country houses built in europe and the americas over the next 400 years. palladio wrote himself "this fabric is in maser "the castle belonging to "the magnificent barbaro brothers. "there is a fountain behind the house "with infinite ornaments of stucco and paintings. "this fountain forms a small lake "which serves for a fish pond. "from this place the water runs into the kitchen, "thence waters the gardens full of the most excellent fruits." "city houses are certainly "of great splendor and convenience to a gentleman "but perhaps he will not reap less utility and consolation "from the country house, "where the remaining time "will