LA 166 Lecture Outline 2-2-07

Gardens of the Italian Baroque

• Dominant style in art, architecture, and landscape design throughout most of Europe during the 17th century.

• Influence of Roman Catholic Church

• Baroque art/architecture

Exuberant, theatrical / sense of movement

• The 17th century Italian garden

• Popularity with the aristocracy

power and prestige

Lecture Outline

Villa Garzoni, Collodi

Romano Garzoni, 1633

Amateur architect

Ottaviano Diodati, 1756

Pinocchio

Emergence of Baroque style

Classical design vocabulary in form and proportion

Images:

Entrance Parterre

The Staircase

Garden Terraces

The Water Cascade

The Bamboo Forest

The Casino