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View of the Garden of the Grand Duke of Tuscany on the Pincian Hill

Giovanni Battista Falda

The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University

The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University
Atlanta, United States

The Pincian Hill was called the Hill of Gardens in antiquity because of the many sumptuous gardens maintained there by wealthy Romans. The Villa Medici occupies the site of one of these. Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici purchased the property in 1576 and proceeded to make elaborate improvements to the house and gardens in order to accommodate his extensive collection of antiquities. Reliefs were applied to the main garden facade, and statues are displayed along the gallery and loggia that stretch across the garden. In the prospect at the end of the main alley an arched gate can be seen which allowed public access to the garden.

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  • Title: View of the Garden of the Grand Duke of Tuscany on the Pincian Hill
  • Creator: Giovanni Battista Falda
  • Physical Dimensions: 9 3/16 x 18 11/16 in. (23.3 x 47.5 cm)
  • Provenance: Ex coll. Rudolf Wittkower (1901-1971), Europe and United States. Purchased for MCCM by Emory University Art History Department from Ursus Books Limited, New York, New York.
  • Subject Keywords: Intaglio
  • Rights: © Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Bruce M. White
  • External Link: https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/4524/
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dates: First published 1677, MCCM edition published ca. 1688
  • Classification: Works of Art on Paper
The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University

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