Grotto, Gardens, Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Lazio, Italy

Detail of satyr statue in the grotto, a large artificial cave with fountain, in the garden of the Villa Farnese or Villa Caprarola, a 16th century Renaissance and Mannerist fortified villa designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and built 1559-73 for the Farnese family under Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, in Caprarola, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. This grotto is in the Giardini di Sotto or lower gardens and was designed by da Vignola as a cool and quiet place to relax, which has been a tradition in Italy since Roman times. The Villa Farnese is now owned by the state and run by the Polo Museale del Lazio. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1559-73 Barozzi Caprarola Farnese Giacomo Giardini Grotta Grotto Lazio Mannerism Mannerist Museale Satyr Sotto Vignola Viterbo

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