Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
200343
Title:
Casino del Graziano
View:
Interior, ceiling fresco
Dates:
1616
View Type:
photographs; interior views
Location:
Europe--Italy--Lazio --Rome
Location Type:
Current
Culture:
Italian
Period:
Baroque
Creator:
patron
Borghese, Scipione
1576-1633
Italian
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Casinos
Subjects:
Villa Borghese (Rome, Italy); Borghese family; Monte Pincio (Rome, Italy); Casinos (garden structures); Grotesques; Mural painting and decoration; Ceilings
Work Notes:
The building was purchased by Cardinal Scipione in 1616. Its origins are unclear, but it may have originally belonged to the nearby Villa Giulia, which was built in 1551-1555. (Campitelli, 2003, 47-48)
Copyright Notice:
(c) Alberta Campitelli
Rights Type:
fair use
Point:
39

Casino del Graziano