Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
200919
Title:
"Fountain of the dragon below the Alley of the hundred fountains" (Plate 11)
Dates:
1691
Location:
Europe--Italy--Lazio --Rome
Location Type:
Creation
Culture:
Italian; Roman
Period:
Baroque
Creator:
printmaker
Venturini, Giovanni Francesco
1659-1710
Italian
Techniques:
engraving (printing process)
Measurements:
24.5 x 34.5 cm
Repository:
New York, NY, USA, Private Collection, New York
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Engraving (prints)
Subjects:
Villa d'Este (Tivoli, Italy); Fountains; Stairs; Dogs; Children playing; Dragons; Garden sculpture; Garden viewing; Walking; Water; Niches; Hedges; Artificial water channels; Planters (containers); Outdoor recreation; Hills; Terraces; Potted plants
Work Notes:
In: "The fountains of the extended gardens in Tivoli, with their perspectives and views of the cascades of the Aniene River." Published by Roma: Gio. Giacomo de Rossi.
Rights Type:
fair use
Point:
27

"Fountain of the dragon below the Alley of the hundred fountains" (Plate 11)