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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italyen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1558-1562 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorLigorio, Pirroen_US
dc.creatorPius IV, Popeen_US
dc.date1558-1562en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-07T17:32:27Z
dc.date.available2013-05-07T17:32:27Z
dc.date.issued1558-1562en_US
dc.identifier214122en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 147en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/121516
dc.descriptionView from the west, at the northwest corner, with the north façade of the Casino in view; As papal architect Ligorio's main project was to design a new casino in the Vatican gardens as an afternoon retreat for the Pope. Work on the structure, which began in May 1558, stopped but was resumed in May 1560 after the accession of Pius IV, who was determined to complete many of his predecessor's architectural projects. The casino complex is one of the most charming secluded retreats ever built. It faces a separate free-standing loggia across an oval courtyard, with a pair of entrance arches at the two narrow ends. The arrangement appears to be based on reconstructions of naumachias, as depicted on Roman coins. The courtyard is bordered by benches and has a fountain at the centre. Another fountain is placed on the garden side of the loggia. The exterior walls are encrusted with lavish stuccowork, presenting a decorative repertory closely modelled on motifs from ancient tombs. The figural reliefs celebrate Pius IV, after whom the casino came to be named. The interiors are lavishly decorated with paintings and stuccowork by Federico Barocci, Federico Zuccaro and others. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/5/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumstone; stuccoen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectPius IV, Pope, 1499-1565en_US
dc.subjectMannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)en_US
dc.titleCasino of Pius IVen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-LP-CP-A4en_US
vra.culturalContextItalianen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypecasinoen_US
dc.contributor.displayPirro Ligorio (Italian architect, ca.1500-1583); Pius IV, Pope (Italian patron, 1499-1565)en_US


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