Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: "Theater of cypresses [Cypress circle] with twelve springs and with eight statues of the liberal arts in the Lower garden" (Plate 25)
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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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200927
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Title:
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"Theater of cypresses [Cypress circle] with twelve springs and with eight statues of the liberal arts in the Lower garden" (Plate 25)
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Dates:
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1691
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Location:
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Europe--Italy--Lazio--Rome
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Location Type:
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Creation
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Culture:
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Italian; Roman
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Period:
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Baroque
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Creator:
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printmaker
Venturini, Giovanni Francesco
1659-1710
Italian
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Techniques:
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engraving (printing process)
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Measurements:
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22.1 X 32.8 cm
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Repository:
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New York, NY, USA, Private Collection, New York
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Category:
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Villas
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Work Type:
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Engraving (prints)
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Subjects:
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Villa d'Este (Tivoli, Italy); Fountains; Water; Allées; Water tricks; Outdoor recreation; Garden sculpture; Garden viewing; Children playing; Cypresses; Hedges; Gardeners; Liberal arts; Hills; Axes (open spaces); Sight lines
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Work Notes:
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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.
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Rights Type:
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fair use
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Point:
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5
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