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THE GARDENS OF ITALY.
389.—VIEW IN THE CORTILE OF THE PALAZZO DURAZZO,
VIA BALBI, GENOA.
Built for Paolo Balbi in 1620 by Bart Bianco.
390.—PLAN OF THE PALAZZO DURAZZO, VIA BALBI, GENOA.
with costly walls and
sloping stairways, it will
be seen that there is little
of the mere suburban
villa of modern days
about these monuments
of a great age. The
general disposition, while
broad and simple, is on a
similarly adequate scale.
As a rule, the masses
are not unduly broken
up ; two very slightly
advanced wings and a
centre, well marked by
blank arcades or open
loggias, constitute the
customary disposition of
the main elevations.
Sometimes the basement
and lower storeys are
preserved unbroken, and
any recess in the outline
occurs only in the upper
storeys, so as to preserve
a greater solidity of effect.
The great open loggias,
as in the Imperiale or
the Paradiso Villas in
particular, are a magnifi-
cent source of effect,
particularly where they
are vaulted and decorated
in stucco relief and
colour. These Genoese
villas are, of course,
frankly plastered palaces
of brick or rubble, with
some stone or marble in
important parts, but
usually all washed over in
colours, which seem very
suitable on the spot.
Buffs, terra-cottas, greys
and whites are employed.
The heavy green foliage
helps, evergreen oaks and
palm trees providing
masses of contrasted
green. This colour is
echoed in the Venetians,
which, when closed, pre-
serve the continuity and
flatness of the fayades.
THE GARDENS OF ITALY.
389.—VIEW IN THE CORTILE OF THE PALAZZO DURAZZO,
VIA BALBI, GENOA.
Built for Paolo Balbi in 1620 by Bart Bianco.
390.—PLAN OF THE PALAZZO DURAZZO, VIA BALBI, GENOA.
with costly walls and
sloping stairways, it will
be seen that there is little
of the mere suburban
villa of modern days
about these monuments
of a great age. The
general disposition, while
broad and simple, is on a
similarly adequate scale.
As a rule, the masses
are not unduly broken
up ; two very slightly
advanced wings and a
centre, well marked by
blank arcades or open
loggias, constitute the
customary disposition of
the main elevations.
Sometimes the basement
and lower storeys are
preserved unbroken, and
any recess in the outline
occurs only in the upper
storeys, so as to preserve
a greater solidity of effect.
The great open loggias,
as in the Imperiale or
the Paradiso Villas in
particular, are a magnifi-
cent source of effect,
particularly where they
are vaulted and decorated
in stucco relief and
colour. These Genoese
villas are, of course,
frankly plastered palaces
of brick or rubble, with
some stone or marble in
important parts, but
usually all washed over in
colours, which seem very
suitable on the spot.
Buffs, terra-cottas, greys
and whites are employed.
The heavy green foliage
helps, evergreen oaks and
palm trees providing
masses of contrasted
green. This colour is
echoed in the Venetians,
which, when closed, pre-
serve the continuity and
flatness of the fayades.