Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: Villa D'Este

Collection: 
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.: 
201144
Title: 
Villa D'Este
View: 
"Villa D'Este, Tivoli. The Approach." (Plate 142)
Dates: 
1560-1575
View Type: 
photographs
View Date: 
1902
Location: 
Europe--Italy--Lazio--Tivoli
Location Type: 
Current
Culture: 
Italian
Creator: 
patron D'Este, Ippolito II 1509-1572 Italian
Techniques: 
Photogravure
Measurements: 
43.18 x 33.65 cm
Category: 
Villas
Work Type: 
Villas
Subjects: 
Villa d'Este (Tivoli, Italy); Water; Fountains; Hills; Pandora (Greek mythology); Axes (open spaces); Boscos; Loggias; Entrances; Facades; Sight lines
Work Notes: 
The villa, which was originally a medieval monastery attached to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, was purchased by the Cardinal in 1550. The exterior of the building remained relatively unchanged, except for the addition of the Entrance logga in 1566.
Image Notes: 
In: Forbes, A. Holland, editor, "Architectural gardens of Italy." Published by New York: Forbes & Company, Ltd.
Rights Type: 
fair use
Point: 
4