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MANNERIST GARDEN: Dreams, Spirits and Sacred Wood
The Garden of Bomarzo…. The artists that the garden has inspired include Niki de Saint Phalle and the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali, who incorporated some of its images into his paintings and who was once photographed holding a candle and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Ginastera, Bomarzo Garden, Christopher McIntosh, Colin Wilson, Dante Alighieri, Dante Divine Comedy, Francesco Colonna, Horst Bredekamp, Jean Cocteau, Jessie Sheeler, John Tranter, Mark Edward Smith, Mujica Lainez, Niki de Saint Phalle, Pirro Ligorio, Salvador dali, Vicino Orsini
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GARDEN OF EARTHLY FRIGHTS: Mannerist Playground
Despite a lack of evidence, one local tale was that Vicino Orsini was a hunchback who created a garden of monsters in order to persuade his wife, Julia Farnese, that deformity held its own mysterious principles of delight. …Over four … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Bomarzo Garden, Christopher McIntosh, Colin Wilson, Horst Bredekamp, Jean Cocteau, Jean Droucet, Jessie Sheeler, Mannerist Art, Mark Edward Smith, Orsini Gardens Bornazo, Salvador dali, Vicino Orsini
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