Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: "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
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Collection:
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Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
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Image No.:
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200703
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Title:
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"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
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Dates:
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1691
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Location:
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Europe--Italy--Lazio--Rome
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Location Type:
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Creation
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Culture:
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Italian; Roman
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Period:
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Baroque
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Creator:
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etcher
Falda, Giovanni Battista
1640/43-1678
Italian
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Techniques:
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engraving (printing process)
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Measurements:
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31.75 x 23.50 cm
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Repository:
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New York, NY, USA, Private Collection, New York
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Category:
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Villas
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Work Type:
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Engraving (prints)
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Subjects:
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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
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Work Notes:
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In: "The fountains of the villas of Frascati, or Tusculum, with their views" Published by Roma: Gio. Giacomo de Rossi.
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Rights Type:
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fair use
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