VIGNOLA, Giacomo da (b. 1507, Vignola, Bologna, d. 1573, Roma) |
Exterior view1551-55Photo Villa Giulia, Rome | |
The Villa Giulia was built in 1551 at the request of Pope Julius III (1550-1555) who called on three eminent architects: Vasari, Vignola and Ammanati. The villa has a first inner courtyard with a semicircular portico whose vault is frescoed. The wall paintings imitate an arbour full of vine shoots, roses and jasmine. In 1552, Bartolomeo Ammanati created a second space with a loggia with a horseshoe staircase, a nymphaeum with rock gardens, false caves and caryatids, all decorated with Roman sculptures. The photo shows the entrance. View the ground plan and section of Villa Giulia, Rome. |