Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
201146
Title:
Bosco
View:
"Villa D'Este, Tivoli. Upper Terraces." (Plate 144)
Dates:
1560-1575
View Type:
photographs
View Date:
1902
Location:
Europe--Italy--Lazio --Tivoli
Location Type:
Current
Culture:
Italian
Creator:
patron
D'Este, Ippolito II
1509-1572
Italian
Techniques:
Photogravure
Measurements:
43.18 x 33.65 cm
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Boscos
Work Description:
The slope above the alley of the hundred fountains, which is criss-crossed by diagonal paths and ramps.
Subjects:
Villa d'Este (Tivoli, Italy); Boscos; Hills; Fountains; Water; Stairs; Balustrades; Axes (open spaces); Loggias; Pandora (Greek mythology); Sight lines
Image Notes:
In: Forbes, A. Holland, editor, "Architectural gardens of Italy." Published by New York: Forbes & Company, Ltd.
Rights Type:
fair use
Point:
26

Bosco