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Italian Villas and Their Gardens

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By Edith Wharton
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An illustrated regional survey of Italian country houses and their gardens, tracing their historical evolution from medieval enclosures to Renaissance terraces and emphasizing the interplay of architecture, water, marble, and evergreen planting over seasonal floriculture. It examines design principles and functional needs—views, steps, grottoes, fountains, and terraced layouts—and offers descriptive studies of notable villas across Florence, Siena, Rome, Genoa, Lombardy, and the Veneto, accompanied by drawings and photographs that document forms, spatial arrangements, and the relationship between house, garden, and surrounding landscape.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
 
Villa Campi, near Florence Frontispiece
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
The Reservoir, Villa Falconieri, Frascati 4
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
The Cascade, Villa Torlonia, Frascati 9
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Fountain of Venus, Villa Petraja, Florence 18
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa Gamberaia at Settignano, near Florence 20
Drawn by C. A. Vanderhoof, from a Photograph.  
 
Boboli Garden, Florence 24
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Entrance to Upper Garden, Boboli Garden, Florence 27
From a Photograph.  
 
Cypress Alley, Boboli Garden, Florence 31
From a Photograph.  
 
Ilex-walk, Boboli Garden, Florence 36
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa Gamberaia, near Florence 39
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
View of Amphitheatre, Boboli Garden, Florence 44
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa Corsini, Florence 49
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Vicobello, Siena 62
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
La Palazzina (Villa Gori), Siena 67
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
The Theatre at La Palazzina, Siena 73
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
The Dome of St. Peter’s, from the Vatican Gardens 80
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Entrance to Forecourt, Villa Borghese, Rome 87
From a Photograph.  
 
Grotto, Villa di Papa Giulio, Rome 91
From a Photograph.  
 
Temple of Æsculapius, Villa Borghese, Rome 96
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa Medici, Rome 100
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Courtyard Gate of the Villa Pia, Vatican Gardens 102
Drawn by E. Denison, from a Photograph.  
 
Villa Pia—In the Gardens of the Vatican 105
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Gateway of the Villa Borghese 108
Drawn by E. Denison, from a Photograph.  
 
Villa Chigi, Rome 111
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Parterres on Terrace, Villa Belrespiro (Pamphily-Doria), Rome 116
From a Photograph.  
 
View from Lower Garden, Villa Belrespiro (Pamphily-Doria), Rome 121
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa d’Este, Tivoli 126
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Villa Caprarola 129
From a retouched Photograph.  
 
The Casino, Villa Farnese, Caprarola 133
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa Lante, Bagnaia 138
From a Photograph.  
 
The Pool, Villa d’Este, Tivoli 141
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Villa Lante, Bagnaia 146
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Cascade and Rotunda, Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati 149
From a Photograph.  
 
Garden of Villa Lancellotti, Frascati 153
From a Photograph.  
 
Casino, Villa Falconieri, Frascati 157
From a Photograph.  
 
The Entrance, Villa Falconieri, Frascati 161
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa Lancellotti, Frascati 165
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa Scassi, Genoa 172
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
A Garden-niche, Villa Scassi, Genoa 181
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Villa Cicogna, Bisuschio 196
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Villa Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore 203
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
In the Gardens of Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore 210
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Villa Cicogna, from the Terrace above the House 216
From a Photograph.  
 
Villa Pliniana, Lake Como 221
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Iron Gates of the Villa Alario (now Visconti di Saliceto) 224
Drawn by E. Denison, from a Photograph.  
 
Railing of the Villa Alario 225
Drawn by Malcolm Fraser, from a Photograph.  
 
Gateway of the Botanic Garden, Padua 230
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
View at Val San Zibio, near Battaglia 235
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Plan of the Botanic Garden, Padua 239
Drawn by E. Denison, from Sketch by the Author.  
 
Val San Zibio, near Battaglia 241
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
 
Gateway, Villa Pisani, Strà 244
Drawn by E. Denison, from a Photograph.  
 
Villa Valmarana, Vicenza 247
Drawn by Maxfield Parrish.  
ITALIAN VILLAS AND THEIR GARDENS

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ITALIAN VILLAS AND THEIR GARDENS