used Romano's idea for windows by stone ''corbeaux'', a ladder of stone blocks, but Palladio gave the heavy facade a new lightness and grace.

Several other villas of this time are attributed to Palladio, including the Villa Piovene (1539) and Villa Pisani (1542). Of the Villa Pisani, only the central structure of the original plan remains. The loggia is opened by three arcades beneath a frieze,