Editing Venetian window (section)

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[[File:Holkham Hall 20080717-05.jpg|thumb|right|Venetian window at [[Holkham Hall]] in Norfolk, England, c. 1734-64]]

A '''Venetian window''' (also known as a '''Serlian''' or '''Palladian window''' or '''Serlian motif''')  is a distinctive architectural element that consists of a central arched window flanked by two smaller rectangular windows. This design is often used in classical architecture and has been widely employed in Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical buildings. Although [[Sebastiano Serlio]] (1475–1554) did not invent it, the window features largely in the work of the Italian architect [[Andrea Palladio]] (1508–1580) and is almost a [[trademark]] of his early career. The true [[Palladian window]] is an elaborated version. Both the '''Venetian window''' or '''Serlian window''' and the '''Palladian window''' were inspired by Hellenistic and Roman examples which are part of the classical tradition and related to prestige and sacredness. <ref>Parada López de Corselas, Manuel (2015). La serliana en el Imperio Romano: paradigma de la arquitectura del poder: una lectura de la arquitectura y la iconografía arquitectónica romanas. Roma: L'Erma di Bretschneider. </ref>