Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : Century · leaf 149
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… … TEMPLE OF jESCULAPIUS, VILLA BORGHESE, ROME ROMAN VILLAS was the great gift of the ItaHan 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 only-two buildings, was…
