Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: Bosco
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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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201146
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Title:
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Bosco
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View:
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"Villa D'Este, Tivoli. Upper Terraces." (Plate 144)
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Dates:
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1560-1575
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View Type:
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photographs
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View Date:
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1902
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Location:
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Europe--Italy--Lazio--Tivoli
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Location Type:
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Current
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Culture:
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Italian
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Creator:
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patron
D'Este, Ippolito II
1509-1572
Italian
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Techniques:
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Photogravure
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Measurements:
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43.18 x 33.65 cm
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Category:
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Villas
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Work Type:
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Boscos
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Work Description:
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The slope above the alley of the hundred fountains, which is criss-crossed by diagonal paths and ramps.
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Subjects:
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Villa d'Este (Tivoli, Italy); Boscos; Hills; Fountains; Water; Stairs; Balustrades; Axes (open spaces); Loggias; Pandora (Greek mythology); Sight lines
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Image Notes:
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In: Forbes, A. Holland, editor, "Architectural gardens of Italy." Published by New York: Forbes & Company, Ltd.
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Rights Type:
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fair use
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Point:
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26
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