Statue of Hercules fighting Cacus, Garden of Bomarzo

Detail of a statue of the Greek god Hercules fighting with the monster Cacus who is shown here screaming and upside down, representing the battle of good over evil, in the Garden of Bomarzo, also known as the Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove, or the Parco dei Mostri or Park of the Monsters, a monumental Mannerist park complex, c. 1550, made by Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino, 1523-1585, Duke of Orsini, designed by Pirro Ligorio, 1512-83, with sculptures by Simone Moschino, 1533-1610, in Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The gardens are in a wood at the bottom of a valley beneath the Castle of Orsini, with many large sculptures, small buildings and inscribed poems. The layout of the garden is chaotic, in contrast with formal Renaissance gardens, and it has a surrealistic air. The garden was restored in the 1970s and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13435749

Media ID

45112984

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7087px x 4724px (13.9MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen