Tag Archives: Domenico Fontana

apollo rising

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dave

The belief that paradise was up ahead, always just out of reach, had never wavered during the relentless rise of European secularism since the sixteenth century. From then until now, the tenacious grip of the symbolism of the paradise myth … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Andre Le Notre, Capability Brown, Chateau versailles gardens, Domenico Fontana, francois de cuvillies, Henry James, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, renaissance gardens | Leave a comment

more than plants looking for a home

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dave

The great change in European gardens came with the Renaissance , that sudden astonishing growth of man’s spirit which carried him forward into the daylight of intellectual confidence. He is no longer comforted with the little shut-in plots that have … Continue reading →