The Baroque era was born at the end of the 16th century in Italy. The Baroque style is characterized by the new invention of lights and shapes from Renaissance architecture in Italy. Chiswick House is one of several titles and estates inherited by Lord Burlington when he was just ten years old. His interest in the arts grew day by day and he finally left for Italy for his first “Grand Tour” which lasted four months. His passion for architecture was mainly inspired by the publication of two important volumes in 1715. One of them was the first in English. the translation of the Four Books of Architecture by Andrea Palladio, the 16th century Venetian architect and the other was Volume One of Vitruvius Britannicus, a compilation of the compendium of classical British architecture by Colen Campbell, a Scottish architect. Campbell made it clear that he admired Palladio and Inigo Jones, his early 17th-century English disciple. Campbell became Burlington's first architectural mentor, and he first attempted to design a building in 1717. The Bagnio, a garden pavilion in Chiswick, was the result, but it was very much in the style of Campbell. Earlier in 1719 he began his second tour to Italy. His main focus for this tour was more architecture. He spent ten to twelve days touring Venice and its environs, looking specifically at Palladio's buildings, and as he went along he annotated his copy of the Quatro Libri. He purchased a number of architectural drawings and studies by Palladio. Burlington was more inspired as a new designer with his growing collection of books on Renaissance and ancient Roman architecture as his main source of supply. Instead of following the design of Palladio's Villa Rotonda in Vicenza made by Campbell...... middle of paper ......te the ideas of Palladio and Inigo Jones. While some historians have stated that Burlington imitated Palladio's design from several works he completed in Italy, this appeared to be a coincidence in the transmission of ancient Roman architecture in his designs. The massive legacy of the collection of drawings made by Inigo Jones and Andrea Palladio brings Burlington one step closer to understanding Roman antiquity and he has included all the ideas and designs that inspire him to become an architect successful compared to his sole interest in the arts when Burlington was a young boy.Works CitedBibiographyT.Barnard and J.Clark, 1995. Lord Burlington: Architecture, Art and Life. London.J.Harris, 1994. The Palladian Revival: Lord Burlington, his villa and garden in Chiswick. New Heaven and London.White Roger, 2001. Chiswick House and Gardens. (English Heritage Guide)