COLLECTION NAME:
History of Art Image Library
Record
Work Record ID:
0038564
Title:
Water Chain and Fountain of the Dolphins
Creator Name:
Vignola, Jacopo Barozzi da
Creator Dates:
1507-1553
Creator Role:
Landscape designer
Creator Name:
Ghinucci, Tomasso
Creator Role:
Hydraulic engineer
Date:
Late 16th Century
Description:
An artificial cascade of linked volutes that leads down from a crayfish (a play on the Gambara name). It is fed by the Fountain of the Dolphins. The box hedges are a later addition. See also ha000556, ha000557, ha000558, ha000628.
Work Type:
Garden
Material:
Stone
Technique:
Construction
Repository:
Gardens of the Villa Lante (formerly Villa Gambara), Bagnaia
Culture:
Italian
Subject:
Architectural techniques
Subject:
Landscape
Repro File Type:
Cropped TIFF
Repro Resolution (dpi):
2100 dpi
Repro Title:
Vignola and Ghinucci, Water Chain, Villa Lante, Bagnaia, late 16th Century
Repro Creator Name:
Edinburgh University Library Photography Department
Repro Repository:
History of Art slide library
Repro Old ID Number:
ha000559
Repro Rights Statement:
© Edinburgh University Library
Repro Capture Date:
01/03/2002
Vignola and Ghinucci, Water Chain, Villa Lante, Bagnaia, late 16th Century
