Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
201074
Title:
Private garden behind the casino
View:
"Villa Farnese, Caprarola. The Steps of the Dolphins." (Plate 32)
Dates:
1584-1586
View Type:
photographs
View Date:
1902
Location:
Europe--Italy--Lazio --Caprarola
Location Type:
Current
Culture:
Italian
Period:
Renaissance
Creator:
patron
Farnese, Alessandro
1520-1589
Italian
Creator:
architect
Duca, Giacomo Del
After
c.1520-1604
Italian
Techniques:
Photogravure
Measurements:
43.18 x 33.65 cm
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Giardini segreti
Subjects:
Villa Farnese (Caprarola, Italy); Villa Farnese, Casino (Caprarola, Italy); Farnese family; Villeggiatura; Giardini segreti; Fountains; Mosaic floors; Eating and drinking; Caryatids; Dolphins; Hunting; Palaces; Stairs; Garden sculpture
Work Notes:
Located behind the casino, opening off of the loggia of the piano nobile.
Image Notes:
In: Forbes, A. Holland, editor, "Architectural gardens of Italy." Published by New York: Forbes & Company, Ltd.
Rights Type:
fair use

Private garden behind the casino