COLLECTION NAME:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Record
Location:
Europe--Italy--Lazio--Bagnaia
Period:
Baroque
Image No.:
201087
View:
"Villa Lante, Bagnaja. Detail of Principal Fountain." (Plate 6)
Dates:
1600
View Type:
photographs
View Date:
1902
Location Type:
Current
Culture:
Italian
Techniques:
Photogravure
Measurements:
43.18 x 33.65 cm
Category:
Villas
Subjects:
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
Work Notes:
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)
Image Notes:
In: Forbes, A. Holland, editor, "Architectural gardens of Italy." Published by New York: Forbes & Company, Ltd.
Rights Type:
fair use
Title:
Parterre fountain
Work Creator Role:
patron; architect; architect; sculptor
Work Creator:
Montalto, Alessandro Peretti; Landini, Taddeo; Maderno, Carlo; Buonvicino, Ambrogio
WorkCreatorNameTypeDescription :
Attributed; Attributed; Attributed
WorkCreatorDisplayDate :
1572-1623; c.1550-1596; 1556-1629; 1552-1622
Work Creator Nationality:
Italian; Italian; Italian; Italian
Work Type:
Sculpture; Fountains
Parterre fountain
