LA 166 Lecture Outline 1/26/07

 

The Italian Renaissance

 

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