Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: Theater of Diana
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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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200425
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Title:
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Theater of Diana
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View:
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View through the gate
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Dates:
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1627
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View Type:
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photographs
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View Date:
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1993
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Location:
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Europe--Italy--Lombardia--Castellazzo di Bollate
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Location Type:
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Current
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Culture:
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Lombardic; Italian
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Creator:
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patron
Arconati, Count Galeazzo
1592-1648
Italian
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Category:
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Villas
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Work Type:
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Water theaters
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Subjects:
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Villa Arconati (Castellazzo di Bollate, Italy); Arconati family; Water; Diana (Roman deity); Rocaille; Water theaters; Hedges; Garden sculpture; Gates; Hornbeam
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Image Notes:
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The clipped hedges that form the avenue are hornbeam, or the famous 'carpinate' that characterizes Lombard gardens of the 18th century. Castellazzo, of course, was designed beginning in the 16th century, but we see it primarily now in its 18th century form.
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Copyright Notice:
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(c) Diane Harris
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Rights Type:
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fair use
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Point:
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7
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