Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: Private garden behind the casino

Collection: 
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.: 
201074
Title: 
Private garden behind the casino
View: 
"Villa Farnese, Caprarola. The Steps of the Dolphins." (Plate 32)
Dates: 
1584-1586
View Type: 
photographs
View Date: 
1902
Location: 
Europe--Italy--Lazio--Caprarola
Location Type: 
Current
Culture: 
Italian
Period: 
Renaissance
Creator: 
patron Farnese, Alessandro 1520-1589 Italian
Creator: 
architect Duca, Giacomo Del After c.1520-1604 Italian
Techniques: 
Photogravure
Measurements: 
43.18 x 33.65 cm
Category: 
Villas
Work Type: 
Giardini segreti
Subjects: 
Villa Farnese (Caprarola, Italy); Villa Farnese, Casino (Caprarola, Italy); Farnese family; Villeggiatura; Giardini segreti; Fountains; Mosaic floors; Eating and drinking; Caryatids; Dolphins; Hunting; Palaces; Stairs; Garden sculpture
Work Notes: 
Located behind the casino, opening off of the loggia of the piano nobile.
Image Notes: 
In: Forbes, A. Holland, editor, "Architectural gardens of Italy." Published by New York: Forbes & Company, Ltd.
Rights Type: 
fair use