Villa Medici at Fiesole
-oldest Renaissance residence with a garden
-best preserved, but not well-known b/c mostly private.
-located at centre of agricultural concerns while it doesn't connect with farming life.
-designing for intellectual life setting rather than a villa
-demonstration of aesthetic and ideological values
windows and broad loggias looking out over the surroundings.
Garden
geographical position -
chosen b/c it’s secured and easy to defend b/c of rich agricultural surroundings.
Condition: slopping land suggested the layout of the garden on three terraces. Stony hillside
--> possible that it was hard to cut all diffential levels into single level.
--> Three layers of similar garden patterns
(main narrow and must used movement place locates b/w gardens)
--> result in compressing and leasing circumstance which exaggerate "Reward," gorgeous view downward.
1st - avenue lined with trees
2nd - reached by an indoor, looked by rear of building
3rd - flowers lined up with large foundation at centre laid out in the Italian style, with a fine pergola positioned mid-way b/w two levels...
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Lower garden possibility used for planting meanwhile upper garden used like extension of the house.
The most upper part's small garden is a secret garden which has the most wonderful views, to aid one's contempt.
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