Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937, Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 115
the Campagna. Finally, the general impression of the Medici gardenresolves itself into a sense of fitness, of perfect harmonybetween the material at hand and the use made of it.The architect has used his opportunities to the utmost;but he has adapted nature without distorting it. Insome of the… … ROMAN VILLAS was the great gift of the Italian gardener to see the nat-ural advantages of his incomparable landscape, and tofit them into his scheme with an art which concealeditself. While Annibale Lippi, an architect known by onlytwo buildings, was laying out the Medici garden, thePalatine Hill…
