Loggia fresco, Casino Gambara, Villa Lante June 2023
Depiction of the villa and gardens on the portico wall, Villa Lante, Bagnaia June 2023
Villa Lante was first commissioned by Cardinal Gianfrancesco Gambara who gives his surname to the first of two Mannerist casini (villas) on the property, and work on the Casino Gambara and the gardens was completed in the 1560s. In the Gambara Casino the vaulted frescoed loggias are a riot of color highlighting the architectural detail. The appearance of the shrimp (or crayfish) in this illustration is due to the Cardinal's family name Gambara (= shrimp, crayfish)
Loggia fresco, Casino Gambara, Villa Lante June 2023
Depiction of the villa and gardens on the portico wall, Villa Lante, Bagnaia June 2023
Villa Lante was first commissioned by Cardinal Gianfrancesco Gambara who gives his surname to the first of two Mannerist casini (villas) on the property, and work on the Casino Gambara and the gardens was completed in the 1560s. In the Gambara Casino the vaulted frescoed loggias are a riot of color highlighting the architectural detail. The appearance of the shrimp (or crayfish) in this illustration is due to the Cardinal's family name Gambara (= shrimp, crayfish)