Detail View: History of Art Image Library: Vignola and Ghinucci, Water Chain, Villa Lante, Bagnaia, late 16th Century
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Work Record ID:
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0038564
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Title:
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Water Chain and Fountain of the Dolphins
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Creator Name:
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Vignola, Jacopo Barozzi da
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Creator Dates:
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1507-1553
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Creator Role:
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Landscape designer
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Creator Name:
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Ghinucci, Tomasso
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Creator Role:
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Hydraulic engineer
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Date:
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Late 16th Century
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Description:
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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.
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Work Type:
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Garden
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Material:
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Stone
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Technique:
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Construction
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Repository:
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Gardens of the Villa Lante (formerly Villa Gambara), Bagnaia
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Culture:
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Italian
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Subject:
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Architectural techniques
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Subject:
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Landscape
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped TIFF
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Repro Resolution (dpi):
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2100 dpi
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Repro Title:
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Vignola and Ghinucci, Water Chain, Villa Lante, Bagnaia, late 16th Century
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Repro Creator Name:
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Edinburgh University Library Photography Department
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Repro Repository:
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History of Art slide library
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Repro Old ID Number:
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ha000559
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© Edinburgh University Library
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Repro Capture Date:
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01/03/2002
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