Le Magnificenze francesi all'Esposizione di Torino: il «Trianon» e i suoi giardini
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Title Proper/Title Text
Le Magnificenze francesi all'Esposizione di Torino: il «Trianon» e i suoi giardini
Author/Creator Identity
Jacoangeli, Odoardo
Date of Publication/Creation Date
August, 1911
Place of Publication/Creation Place
Milan
Inscription Language
Italian (Language)
Related Built Environment Objects
Descriptive Note Text
The image shows a corner of the gardens of the french section, inspired by the Petit Trianon in the gardens of Versailles. We see a curved Ionic colonnade, sweeping in a wide arc, graced by a row of slender fluted columns with scrolled (Ionic) capitals that support a balustraded parapet, punctuated at intervals by small decorative finials or urn-like ornaments along the roofline. Between the columns, the structure opens into a series of round-headed arched openings, giving it the appearance of an elegant garden "exedra" or covered walkway.
In the foreground, a large semi-elliptical or oval reflecting pool dominates the composition, edged with a low stone curb and a paved walkway.
Flanking the pool on raised stone pedestals are two sculptural fountain groups, each depicting a cherub or putto figure together with an animal (the poses suggest something like a child wrestling or riding alongside a goat or similar creature) — playful, Rococo-inspired garden statuary very much in keeping with a "Trianon" theme.
Related Work/Label Identification
This photograph was published in Le Esposizioni di Roma e di Torino nel 1911 descritte ed illustrate, n°31, August 1911, 250.
Related Archival Material
Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)
Current Repository Numbers
CDC-MA-LERT-0001-250-2