Fiesole, Storica Villa Medici del 1478
Accession number | AR.EP.PC.0577 |
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Creator | |
Places |
Villa Medici (Fiesole [Italy])
Fiesole (Italy)
Italy
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Date |
c. 1907
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Measurements |
3.5 x 5.5 inches
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Materials/Techniques |
black & white photograph
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Work types |
postcard
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Description
TRANSCRIPTION
Fiesole - Storica Villa Medici del 1478 [historical Villa Medici from 1478].
Prop. dell'Hôtel Aurore - Fiesole.
POSTAGE
10 centesimi Poste Italiane stamp
Postmarked 28 April 1907
Addressed to Munich, Germany
EXHIBITION
Transplanting the Renaissance: Italian Villa Gardens in America, 1900-1940
May-August 2018
These postcards illustrate the “informing spirit” of Italian Gardens as defined by Edith Wharton and Charles Platt: the garden as an extension of the house (here), as a transition into the surrounding landscape (above), and as an enjoyable space for the garden spectator (here).
Collection
Ephemera Collection
Repository
Dumbarton Oaks Archives, 054.SUZ.02.PCbox.094
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC
Accession number | AR.EP.PC.0577 |
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Creator | |
Places |
Villa Medici (Fiesole [Italy])
Fiesole (Italy)
Italy
|
Date |
c. 1907
|
Measurements |
3.5 x 5.5 inches
|
Materials/Techniques |
black & white photograph
|
Work types |
postcard
|