THE GARDENS OF ITALY.
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE
Italian Renaissance Landscape of the Early Period, by
Leonardo Da Vinci . . . . . . . i
Italian Renaissance Landscape of the Middle Period, by
Rubens.' . . . .2
Italian Renaissance Landscape of the Late Period, by
Titian .3
Garden Picture at the Villa Di Papa Giulio ... 3
An Italian Farmyard.4
A Washing Place.5
Belvedere.6
Belvedere.7
Loggia or Camera Alfresca . 8
Wayside Chapel o. Fountain.8
Ganymede : Boboli Gardens . 9
Sarcophagus as a Water Trough, Villa Borghese, Frascati 9
Palazzo Bevilacqua, Bologna : The Lion of Bramantino . 10
The Venus of Gian di Bologna in the Boboli Gardens . 10
A Wall Fountain in the Villa Doria, Genoa . . . .10
The Garden Front and Belvedere.11
Interior of the Loggia.11
The Water Tower at the Villa Attree, Brighton . .12
Detail of Centre Bay of Garden Front.12
Site and Garden Plans.12
Bowood : The Terrace Gardens in front of the Diocletian
Wing y.13
Trentham, Staffordshire.13
The Italian Garden at Trentham.14
Trentham : The Finish of the Italian Garden at the Shore
of the Lake. . .15
Harewood, Yorkshire : The Terrace Gardens . . .16
The Bastion Terrace at Harewood.16
Shrublands : Looking down the Hundied Steps . . 17
Shrublands : The Lower Garden at the foot of the Great
Stairway.18
CHAPTER HI.
Plan of the Vatican Gardens.21
The Vatican Gardens and St. Peter’s.22
North Descent in the Vatican Gardens .... 22
St. Peter’s from the Vatican Gardens . . . .23
Oval Court of Villa Pia from the South-West . . -24
The Western Terrace.25
The North-West Avenue .25
Vatican Gardens : The Casino Del Papa 01 Villa Pia . 26
Bronze Fir Cone : An Old Roman Fountain in Bramante’s
Hemicycle ending the Belvedere Court ... 27
The East Pavilion from North.28
East Pavilion.29
The Oval Court from the East Pavilion .... 30
South Porch from the West Pavilion.31
Stairway up to the level of the Oval Court of the Villa
Pia.32
The East Porch and St. Peter’s.33
Facade of the Villa Pia .34
Fountain in Oval Court in front of the Villa P±a or Casino
Del Papa.25
St. Peter’s from the Oval Court of the Villa Pia . . 36
Vestibule of West Pavilion.37
Vestibule of East Pavilion ..38
CHAPTER IV.
PAGE
Villa Madama, Ponte Molle, Rome .40
The Loggia actually built ..40
Villa Madama, Ponte Molle, Rome.41
Villa Madama : Restored Plan of Original Scheme . . 41
Villa Madama.42
The Farnesian Gardens on the Palatine : Entrance Gate-
way by Vignola .43
Plan of the Farnese Gardens on the Palatine, now destroyed
for the Excavations of the Palaces of the Caesars . 44
Section of the Farnesian Gardens on the Palatine . . 45
Villa Di Papa Giulio, now the Etruscan Museum, at Rome 46
Detail of the Casino .47
Villa Di Papa Giulio : The Casino..48
Villa Di Papa Giulio .48
Villa Di Papa Giulio : Inside the Courtyard . . .49
Villa Di Papa Giulio : Amannato’s Portico ... 49
Fresco Decoration of Semicircular Barrel Vault of Cortile 50
Sunk Court and Open Pavilion looking into Garden Court 50
Villa Di Papa Giulio : Bathing Pool in Sunk Court . 5 t
CHAPTER V.
The Villa Medici.53
Plan of the Villa Medici . . . . . . -51
Roman Marble Relief built into the Walls of the Villa
Medici .55
Ancient Sculpture in the Garden of the Villa Medici, Rome 56
Gates of the Pincio Gardens and Villa Medici, and the
Famous View over Rome.57
Villa Medici from the Upper Terrace.58
Fountain of Venn:.59
The Loggia.60
Steps of the Loggia.61
The Southern Terrace.62
The Garden from the Villa.63
East End of the South Terrace.65
North Walk.66
CHAPTER VI.
In the Lower Avenue.67
Plan of Villa Borghese, Rome.68
A Temple in the Garden^ .69
Fountain in the Crossways.70
Arch of Triumph.71
Sea-Horses, Central Avenue.73
Loggia of the Lions.74
Terrace Wall, South Forecourt.75
The Casino in the Villa Borghese, Rome .... 76
Casino of the Villa Borghese, Rome (Plan) . . . . 77
Casino of the Villa Borghese, Rome.78
CHAPTER VII.
Quirinal : Plan of the Palace, Monte Cavallo, Rome . 79
The Western Garden.80
A Feature of the Garden.81
The Trevi Fountain, Rome.83
The Acqua Paula on the Janiculum.84
The Quattro Fontane, Rome.85
Detail of one of the Angle Fountains, Quattro Fontane,
Rome
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE
Italian Renaissance Landscape of the Early Period, by
Leonardo Da Vinci . . . . . . . i
Italian Renaissance Landscape of the Middle Period, by
Rubens.' . . . .2
Italian Renaissance Landscape of the Late Period, by
Titian .3
Garden Picture at the Villa Di Papa Giulio ... 3
An Italian Farmyard.4
A Washing Place.5
Belvedere.6
Belvedere.7
Loggia or Camera Alfresca . 8
Wayside Chapel o. Fountain.8
Ganymede : Boboli Gardens . 9
Sarcophagus as a Water Trough, Villa Borghese, Frascati 9
Palazzo Bevilacqua, Bologna : The Lion of Bramantino . 10
The Venus of Gian di Bologna in the Boboli Gardens . 10
A Wall Fountain in the Villa Doria, Genoa . . . .10
The Garden Front and Belvedere.11
Interior of the Loggia.11
The Water Tower at the Villa Attree, Brighton . .12
Detail of Centre Bay of Garden Front.12
Site and Garden Plans.12
Bowood : The Terrace Gardens in front of the Diocletian
Wing y.13
Trentham, Staffordshire.13
The Italian Garden at Trentham.14
Trentham : The Finish of the Italian Garden at the Shore
of the Lake. . .15
Harewood, Yorkshire : The Terrace Gardens . . .16
The Bastion Terrace at Harewood.16
Shrublands : Looking down the Hundied Steps . . 17
Shrublands : The Lower Garden at the foot of the Great
Stairway.18
CHAPTER HI.
Plan of the Vatican Gardens.21
The Vatican Gardens and St. Peter’s.22
North Descent in the Vatican Gardens .... 22
St. Peter’s from the Vatican Gardens . . . .23
Oval Court of Villa Pia from the South-West . . -24
The Western Terrace.25
The North-West Avenue .25
Vatican Gardens : The Casino Del Papa 01 Villa Pia . 26
Bronze Fir Cone : An Old Roman Fountain in Bramante’s
Hemicycle ending the Belvedere Court ... 27
The East Pavilion from North.28
East Pavilion.29
The Oval Court from the East Pavilion .... 30
South Porch from the West Pavilion.31
Stairway up to the level of the Oval Court of the Villa
Pia.32
The East Porch and St. Peter’s.33
Facade of the Villa Pia .34
Fountain in Oval Court in front of the Villa P±a or Casino
Del Papa.25
St. Peter’s from the Oval Court of the Villa Pia . . 36
Vestibule of West Pavilion.37
Vestibule of East Pavilion ..38
CHAPTER IV.
PAGE
Villa Madama, Ponte Molle, Rome .40
The Loggia actually built ..40
Villa Madama, Ponte Molle, Rome.41
Villa Madama : Restored Plan of Original Scheme . . 41
Villa Madama.42
The Farnesian Gardens on the Palatine : Entrance Gate-
way by Vignola .43
Plan of the Farnese Gardens on the Palatine, now destroyed
for the Excavations of the Palaces of the Caesars . 44
Section of the Farnesian Gardens on the Palatine . . 45
Villa Di Papa Giulio, now the Etruscan Museum, at Rome 46
Detail of the Casino .47
Villa Di Papa Giulio : The Casino..48
Villa Di Papa Giulio .48
Villa Di Papa Giulio : Inside the Courtyard . . .49
Villa Di Papa Giulio : Amannato’s Portico ... 49
Fresco Decoration of Semicircular Barrel Vault of Cortile 50
Sunk Court and Open Pavilion looking into Garden Court 50
Villa Di Papa Giulio : Bathing Pool in Sunk Court . 5 t
CHAPTER V.
The Villa Medici.53
Plan of the Villa Medici . . . . . . -51
Roman Marble Relief built into the Walls of the Villa
Medici .55
Ancient Sculpture in the Garden of the Villa Medici, Rome 56
Gates of the Pincio Gardens and Villa Medici, and the
Famous View over Rome.57
Villa Medici from the Upper Terrace.58
Fountain of Venn:.59
The Loggia.60
Steps of the Loggia.61
The Southern Terrace.62
The Garden from the Villa.63
East End of the South Terrace.65
North Walk.66
CHAPTER VI.
In the Lower Avenue.67
Plan of Villa Borghese, Rome.68
A Temple in the Garden^ .69
Fountain in the Crossways.70
Arch of Triumph.71
Sea-Horses, Central Avenue.73
Loggia of the Lions.74
Terrace Wall, South Forecourt.75
The Casino in the Villa Borghese, Rome .... 76
Casino of the Villa Borghese, Rome (Plan) . . . . 77
Casino of the Villa Borghese, Rome.78
CHAPTER VII.
Quirinal : Plan of the Palace, Monte Cavallo, Rome . 79
The Western Garden.80
A Feature of the Garden.81
The Trevi Fountain, Rome.83
The Acqua Paula on the Janiculum.84
The Quattro Fontane, Rome.85
Detail of one of the Angle Fountains, Quattro Fontane,
Rome