Rambles in Rome; an archaeological and historical guide to the museums, galleries, villas, churches, and antiquities of Rome and the Campagna (1911)
Forbes, S. Russell · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 361
a of Lucius Aterius Tuscius. VILLA DESTE.{Entrance, one li7a.) Erected by Ligorio in 1549, the house has very indifferent frescoesby F. Zucchero and Muziano, and is in a half-finished condition.The grounds consist of terraced walks on the slope of the hill,hemmed in with high box-edges dense with… … GROTTO OF THE SIBYL, TIVOLI. Proceeding through the town, and crossing the modern bridge overthe Anioj we arrive at THE VILLA OF VOPISCUS. locally called Gregoriana (fee, 50 c). These grounds belonged to thefamily of Vopiscus, and are described by Statius ( Syl. i. 3), andwere destroyed by the…
