Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : Century · leaf 259
VILLAS NEAR ROME sition, with statues in niches between rusticated pilasters,and a central grotto whence a fountain pours into awide balustraded basin ; the whole being surmountedby another balustrade, with a statue set on each pier.It is harmonious and dignified in design, but unfor-tunately a… … 1 VILLA SCASSl, GENOA V GENOESE VILLAS GENOA, one of the most splendour-loving citiesin Italy, had almost always to import hersplendour. In reading Sopranis Lives of theGenoese Painters, Sculptors and Architects, one isstruck by the fact that, with few exceptions, these wor-thies were Genoese only…
