Villa Silvio Pellico, Plans for a Labyrinthe RP/1/10/27/4

A pencil design on tracing paper dated 8 October 1959, marked ‘Villa Silvio Pellico, 2 projets alternatifs pour le labyrinth.’ The drawing shows two alternate designs for the low maze at the southern end of the lower level of garden. The design on the right, with interlinked box hedges, was chosen.

A classical garden arranged across a variety of levels, Page’s design for Villa Silvio Pellico, an 18th-century villa close to Turin in northern Italy, demonstrates his remarkable ability to perfect his design according to the site.