Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: Parterre fountain
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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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201087
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Title:
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Parterre fountain
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View:
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"Villa Lante, Bagnaja. Detail of Principal Fountain." (Plate 6)
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Dates:
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1600
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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--Bagnaia
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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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Period:
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Baroque
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Creator:
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patron
Montalto, Alessandro Peretti
1572-1623
Italian
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Creator:
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architect
Landini, Taddeo
Attributed
c.1550-1596
Italian
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Creator:
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sculptor
Buonvicino, Ambrogio
Attributed
1552-1622
Italian
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Creator:
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architect
Maderno, Carlo
Attributed
1556-1629
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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Sculpture
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Work Type:
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Fountains
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Subjects:
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Villa Lante (Bagnaia, Italy); First terrace (Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy); Water parterre (Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy); Montalto family; Blacks; Coats of arms; Water; Fountains; Garden sculpture; Balustrades; Spouts
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Work Notes:
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This fountain sculpture was placed in the water parterre under Cardinal Montalto. According to a contemporary account, the fountain erected under Cardinal Gambara was decorated with water spouting pyramids. (Barth, 2001, 126)
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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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