Philosophy:
Humanism/Classic Ideals
The
Villa
Design
Elements
Italian
Renaissance in Florence
The
Medici Family
Italian
Renaissance in Rome
Tuscany:
Villa Medici Fiesole
Giovanni
dei Medici (son of Cosimo I)
Cultural
ideal of life in the country separated from agricultural context
Privileged
views
Garden Layout:
Arrival
Terrace
The
House
The
Green Garden and Private Terrace
The
Pergola
The
Lowest Terrace
The
Olive Groves
Villa Castello
Duke
Cosimo I de Medici
Niccolo
Pericoli: Il Treboli
Garden
Layout
Parterres
Octagonal
Fountain
The
Grotto of Animals
The Apennine Sculpture
The
Wood
The Boboli Garden
Elenora
of Toledo
Duke
Cosimo I de Medici
Niccolo
Pericoli: Il Triboli
Fortini,
Vasari, and Ammannati
Garden
Layout:
Amphitheater: Original grassed hollow
Masonry
structure (1630) Ferdinand II
Artichoke
Fountain
Egyptian Obelisk (1790)
Forcone
Basin
Statue
of Abundance (1636) Ferdinand II
Cypress
Lane (1612-1620) Cosimo II
Cerchiata
Grande – Cosimo II
Island
Pond – Cosimo II
Ragnaia
della Pace – Cosimo II