The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . THE PAPAL GARDENS OF THE BELVEDERE. the desert smile,* in honor of the late Earl of Shrewsbury, under whose directions theimprovements were effected. Such elaborate conceits are apt to make the spectator smile;but they are not, as I have observed, without their precedent, for some of the finest of theItalian villas are disfigured by similar effusions, and to a much greater extent—of whichseveral ridiculous and scarcely creditable examples might be cited. Of the most architectural terrace, with its full complement of statuary, vases,
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . THE PAPAL GARDENS OF THE BELVEDERE. the desert smile,* in honor of the late Earl of Shrewsbury, under whose directions theimprovements were effected. Such elaborate conceits are apt to make the spectator smile;but they are not, as I have observed, without their precedent, for some of the finest of theItalian villas are disfigured by similar effusions, and to a much greater extent—of whichseveral ridiculous and scarcely creditable examples might be cited. Of the most architectural terrace, with its full complement of statuary, vases, foun-tains, &c., the villa Panfili Doria, may be cited as an example. Of this magnificent spe-cimen, the engraving will contain a very good general idea. As displaying the true feeling of the palatial terraces of the school, these Italian villasare the safest, as they are the original models. I find, in my Italian journal, the follow-ing notes on these fine monuments of architectural and gardeuesque composition. The villas of the modern Romans merit
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