Rudolf and Margot Wittkower papers, 1916-1995

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Series IV: Palladian architecture and related trends, circa 1930s-1987

Lectures, notes, architectural sketches, and clippings mostly relating to Palladian architecture and its British champion, Lord Burlington, are in these files documenting Wittkower's research from 1950 to 1970 in various cities of North America and Europe, and his teaching in the U.S. and in Italy.



Box 42 Baroque Influences on...


Box 42 Burlington, Lord


Box 42 Churches


Box 42 Classical Influences on...


Box 42 Courses and Lectures (gen.)



Box 43 Editions


Box 43 English literature on...


Box 43 Italian architects in P. tradition


Box 43 Fireplaces in P. villas


Box 43 Jones, Inigo


Box 43 Landscape Gardens


Box 43 Manuscripts (loose)


Box 43 Notes (misc.)


Box 43 Orders, their transformation, their effects on...


Box 43 Palaces


Box 43 Patronage



Box 44 Proportion


Box 44 "Taste" in 18th c.


Box 44 Texts on...


Box 44 Venice


Box 44 Villas



Box 45 Folder 1-4 Lectures: Lord Burlington, 1942-1950, undated, 4 folders


Box 45 Folder 5 Lectures: British Art and the Mediterranean, 1948


Box 45 Folder 6 Lectures: RIBA Lecture on Inigo Jones, 1952


Box 45 Folder 7 Article reprints on Palladio, 1950-1954


Box 45 Folder 10 Biographical sketch of Lord Burlington, undated


Box 45 Folder 11-12 Correspondence on Lord Burlington, 1946-1987, 2 folders

Rudolf and Margot Wittkower's correspondence.


Box 45 Folder 14 John Wilton-Ely, "Lord Burlington and the Virtuoso Portrait", 1983



Box 47 Unidentified mixed materials, undated

Box 47 is missing as of January 2023.



Box 48 Folder 1-14 Research files and lectures: Chiswick House and other buildings by Lord Burlington, 1944-1987, undated, 14 folders

Research material gathered by Margot and Rudolf Wittkower; lectures by Rudolf Wittkower.



Box 49 Folder 1-8 Research files on Lord Burlington's collections: architectural plans and drawings, paintings, and library, 1935-1976, 8 folders

Research material gathered by Margot and Rudolf Wittkower; lectures by Rudolf Wittkower.



Box 50 Folder 1-14 Research files on Lord Burlington's circle and Palladian architecture, circa 1930s-1973, 14 folders



Box 51 Folder 1-9 Lord Burlington bibliography and desiderata, 1948-1983, undated, 9 folders

Mostly clippings and notecards.



Box 52 Folder 1-4 Lord Burlington building chronology: notecards, undated, 4 folders



Box 53 Folder 1-10 Photographs of Palladian buildings, with identifications, undated, 10 folders


Box 53 Folder 11-13 Photographs of English architecture, with identifications, undated, 3 folders