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Villas and gardens of the Renaissance, Lucia Impelluso ; photographs by Dario Fusaro ; translation, Sylvia Adrian Notini

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175)

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non fiction

Villas and gardens of the Renaissance

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1134986900

Lucia Impelluso ; photographs by Dario Fusaro ; translation, Sylvia Adrian Notini

A stunning collection of photographs celebrating the excellence of the Italian Renaissance period through palaces and gardens built between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The book illustrates nine locations of extraordinary artistic and architectural interest, conceived by prominent Italian families and dynasties as urban villas or country houses centered around the pursuit of entertainment and leisure. These lavishly decorated and frescoed palaces are adorned with handcrafted furniture and works of art and surrounded by gardens that retain their original layout to this day--a very rare feature. An historical text introduces each property, giving an overview of its origins. The villas have been specially photographed for this book by Dario Fusaro, with views of both the palace interiors and their grounds, as well as the gardens, glimpses of the halls, details of the furnishings, and a focus on the frescoes, where still preserved. Explanatory text offers insights on the most interesting frescoes, such as those of Veronese at Villa Barbaro. For the first time, Fusaro also employs a drone with the purpose of capturing the architectural structure and elements of each Italian Renaissance garden, from above and as a whole

Lombardy. Villa Cicogna Mozzoni, Bisuschio, Varese -- Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta, Lainate, Milan -- Veneto. Villa dei Vescovi, Luvigliano, Padua -- Villa della Torre, Fumane, Verona -- Villa Barbaro, Maser, Treviso -- The Giusti Garden, Verona -- Marches. Villa Imperiale, Pesaro -- Lazio. Sacred Wood, Bomarzo, Viterbo -- Ruspoli Castle, Viganello, Viterbo -- Appendix: reinterpreting the Renaissance