ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist
Giovanni Battista Falda
(Italian, 1643 - 1678)
Publisher
Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi
(Italian, 1627 - 1691)
Plan of the Garden of the Grand Duke of Tuscany
DateFirst published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
MediumEtching
Credit LineArt History Department Fund
Dimensions22 x 28 1/16 in. (55.9 x 71.3 cm)
Object number1996.002 H
Label TextIn the plan of the Villa Medici, at the top right (no. 6) there is an artificial hill that Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici had built up on top of a grotto or nymphaeum that was a relic of the ancient garden. This hill had a fountain decorated with a statue of Pegasus at the top and was meant to invoke Mount Parnassus, the home of the Muses. Visitors could climb to the summit via a spiral path and there find magnificent views over the entire city and also, perhaps, poetic inspiration. Today the villa houses the French Academy.Exhibition HistoryThe Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
Gardens of Rome, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 14 - May 17, 1998
Discovering Rome: Maps and Monuments of the Eternal City, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 16, 2006 - January 14, 2007
Old Masters: Highlights of the Works on Paper Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 15 - December 6, 2009
Antichità, Teatro, Magnificenza: Renaissance and Baroque Images of Rome, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 24 - November 17, 2013
Published ReferencesMCCM Newsletter, September - November, 2009.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 138-39.
Antichita, Teatro, Magnificenza: Renaissance & Baroque Images of Rome (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2013), 58 (checklist only).
ProvenanceEx coll. Rudolf Wittkower (1901-1971), Europe and United States. Purchased for MCCM by Emory University Art History Department from Peter Kraus [Ursus Books Limited], New York, New York.
InscribedLR in cartouche: PIANTA DEL GIARDINO DEL SERENIS.(MO) / GRAN DVCA DI TOSCANA ALLA TRINI / TA DE MONTI SV'L MONTE PINCIO; below is seven item legend; BL: Falda's name; BR: G.G. De Rossi's address and privilege
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Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
Giovanni Battista Falda
First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688