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[Villa Lante]: the Fontana dei Mori (the Fountain of the Moors), with the male figures holding up the "Monte" emblem of the Montalto family.

Catalog Data

Lantern slide maker:
Fratelli Alinari  Search this
Provenance:
James River Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Lantern slide (col., 3.25 x 4 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Place:
Villa Lante (Bagnaia, Italy)
Italy -- Lazio -- Province of Viterbo -- Bagnaia
Date:
[between 1900 and 1930]
General:
The lantern slide appears to have been produced by the Fratelli Alinari company of Florence, Italy.
Mount reads: "Fratelli Alinari (I. D. E. A.); Italia - 8 Via Nazionale 8 - Firenze. (7); Serie Artistica."
Historic plate number: "7100."
Historic plate caption: "[manuscript text on label:] Bagnaia; Villa Lante. [printed text in image:] (Ed.ne Alinari) P.c I.a N.o 7100. Bagnaia - Presso Viterbo. Una parte della gran Vasca nel giardino della Villa."
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Fountains  Search this
Urns  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Walls, stone  Search this
Balustrades  Search this
Water jets  Search this
Gates  Search this
Men  Search this
Treillage  Search this
Eagles -- Design elements  Search this
Gardens -- Italy -- Bagnaia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Lantern slides
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item IT020001
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / Italy / IT020: Bagnaia -- Villa Lante
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69493f6ca-2a0d-428a-92aa-34212c6f4b6c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref4264