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In the Gardens of the Villa Palmieri

Artist:: Carroll Beckwith, born Hannibal, MO 1852-died New York City 1917 Search this

Luce Center Label:: Carroll Beckwith traveled to Rome in 1910 and also visited Florence, where he painted this scene. The Villa Palmieri is a garden outside of Florence that was built in the 1870s for an English earl. In the foreground of this painting is a large stone well with an iron frame and a copper bucket hanging from a pulley; in the background are two gateposts topped with classical urns. Painting and sculpture from the past inspired Beckwith, who disliked the modern trends in art. (Franchi and Weber, Intimate Revelations: The Art of Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917), 1999)

Topic:: Landscape\park\Gardens of Villa Palmieri Search this; Landscape\Italy\Rome Search this; Architecture Exterior\castle\Villa Palmieri Search this

Credit Line:: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution

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