Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
201087
Title:
Parterre fountain
View:
"Villa Lante, Bagnaja. Detail of Principal Fountain." (Plate 6)
Dates:
1600
View Type:
photographs
View Date:
1902
Location:
Europe--Italy--Lazio --Bagnaia
Location Type:
Current
Culture:
Italian
Period:
Baroque
Creator:
patron
Montalto, Alessandro Peretti
1572-1623
Italian
Creator:
architect
Landini, Taddeo
Attributed
c.1550-1596
Italian
Creator:
sculptor
Buonvicino, Ambrogio
Attributed
1552-1622
Italian
Creator:
architect
Maderno, Carlo
Attributed
1556-1629
Italian
Techniques:
Photogravure
Measurements:
43.18 x 33.65 cm
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Sculpture
Work Type:
Fountains
Subjects:
Villa Lante (Bagnaia, Italy); First terrace (Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy); Water parterre (Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy); Montalto family; Blacks; Coats of arms; Water; Fountains; Garden sculpture; Balustrades; Spouts
Work Notes:
This fountain sculpture was placed in the water parterre under Cardinal Montalto. According to a contemporary account, the fountain erected under Cardinal Gambara was decorated with water spouting pyramids. (Barth, 2001, 126)
Image Notes:
In: Forbes, A. Holland, editor, "Architectural gardens of Italy." Published by New York: Forbes & Company, Ltd.
Rights Type:
fair use

Parterre fountain