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Casina of Pope Pius IV
Alter Realism - The Garden of Antiquity
The composition relates classism and the harmony of nature.
Integration of the Upper Italianate Terrace at Castel Gandolfo and the Casina of Pius IV House of Muses.
Goddess Cybele is placed in the centre. The allegorical figure of Modesty is on the right and the figure of
Youth is on the left.
The Waterlilies and reeds are referenced from the Lower Terrace ponds and one of the Roman wall alcoves
on the Upper Terrace.
