Title: |
Leaf 165 - Giardino dell Illustrissimo Signore Ciriaco Mattei Posto nel Monte Celio |
Creator: |
Lauro, Giacomo |
Publisher: |
Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625 |
Date: |
1625 |
Subject: |
Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities. Architecture, Roman -- Italy -- Rome. Rome (Italy) -- Maps, Pictorial. Gardens of the Villa Mattei. |
Description: |
Gardens of the Villa Mattei on Monte Celio. This image shows the gardens and grounds of Villa Mattei, now known as the Villa Celimontana. There is a numbered key of important features of the garden on the bottom of the page and the map is signed by Lauro, dated 1616. The grounds cover most of the valley between the Aventine Hill and the Caelian. The gardens were famous for their artwork and fountains. One item featured was an obelisk, brought to Rome from Heliopolis to decorate a Temple to Isis. The hieroglyphics refer to Pharoah Ramses II. Bernini was responsible for the fountains. The Mattei opened the villa to pilgrims who returned from their visit to the Sette Chiese which was a pilgrimage to the seven major Churches in Rome. The pilgrims received a ticket on completing the pilgrimage which would entitle them to participate in a festival where bread, wine, cheese, apples, and other foods were available for picnics in the villa’s gardens. In the 18th century the villa was abandoned, the archeological collections were sold to pope Clement XIII and the fountains were moved to different locations. The verso of this leaf is blank. |
Identifier: |
Leaf 165 Recto |
Bibliographic Citation: |
Scholars wishing to cite this item should include item title with leaf number, Splendore dell'antica Roma, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the item's url. |
Source: | |
Type: |
Image |
Format: |
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Extent: |
Page 28.5 x 21 cm. Image 23.5 x 17.75 cm. |
Medium: |
Engraving on paper |
References: |
Rometour: Villa Celimontana (Previously Villa Mattei): Park, Garden, Festival, Geographic Society Rome in the Footsteps of an XVIIIth Century Traveller: Casino di Villa Mattei sul Monte Celio |
Rights: |
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |