Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
200703
Title:
"Room of the winds in the water theater of the Belvedere at Frascati with the famous fountain of Mount Parnassus with Apollo and the Muses, which plays with hydraulic instruments powered by the force of water, architecture by Giacomo della Porta" (Plate 7
Dates:
1691
Location:
Europe--Italy--Lazio --Rome
Location Type:
Creation
Culture:
Italian; Roman
Period:
Baroque
Creator:
etcher
Falda, Giovanni Battista
1640/43-1678
Italian
Techniques:
engraving (printing process)
Measurements:
31.75 x 23.50 cm
Repository:
New York, NY, USA, Private Collection, New York
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Engraving (prints)
Subjects:
Villa Belvedere (Aldobrandini, Frascati); Fountains; Water; Water tricks; Water theaters; Garden sculpture; Garden viewing; Outdoor recreation; Niches; Water theater (Villa Belvedere, Frascati); Musical instruments; Mount Parnassus (mythological); Apollo
Work Notes:
In: "The fountains of the villas of Frascati, or Tusculum, with their views" Published by Roma: Gio. Giacomo de Rossi.
Rights Type:
fair use

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