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Title	VILLA GIULIA
View	Nymphaeum, elevation, plans, and section (drawing, from Letarouilly)
Notes	dwelling
Work Type	villa country house garden sculpture relief
Style/Period	Late Renaissance
Creator Name	Vignola
Creator Nationality	Italian
School of Creator	Late Renaissance Baroque
Date.Creator Birth	1507
Date.Creator Death	1573
Contributors to Project	built by Vignola with some advice by Vasari, Ammannati and Michelangelo; nymphaeum is by Ammannati who collaborated on the project after 1552
Major Design Aspects	strong axis historical reference
Elements & Spatial Types	court loggia grotto nymphaeum balustrade
Country	Italy
City	Rome
State/Province	Lazio
Architectural Material	stone, marble, stucco
Art Medium	marble, fresco
Structural System	bearing stone
Dates	1551-1555
Century	16C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	4/30/1992
Subject Information	Villa Giulia, built by Vignola with some advice by Vasari, Ammannati and Michelangelo, is now the Etruscan Museum of Rome. Here Pope Julius III spent most of his time. The wreaths of his coat of arms are still visible here. The villa is now the Etruscan Museum of Rome.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193