Villa Della Porta Bozzolo
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Villa Della Porta Bozzolo is a villa located at Casalzuigno
in the Italian province of Varese
. It was donated by the heirs of the Italian senator and pathologist Camillo Bozzolo
to the Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano
—the National Trust
of Italy—who now manage it.
was added with stairs, fountains, water features and an aedicula
decorated with fresco
es. Around the villa there are interesting rustic elements, such as a representation of an olive press containing a cycle of rococo
frescoes from the workshop of Pietro Antonio Magatti, a painter from Varese
.
At the end of the 17th century the villa experienced one of its most important transformations on the initiative of Gian Angelo Della Porta III on the occasion of his marriage to Isabella, daughter of Count Giorgio Giulini. With the assistance of an unknown architect, he set the main axis of the garden parallel to the side of the house—thus contravening the classic rules under which the principal axis must be aligned with the main room of the house, dividing the garden into two symmetrical parts. In 1723, he also built an elaborate fountain, designed by the architect Pellegatta.
Casalzuigno
Casalzuigno is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 14 km northwest of Varese....
in the Italian province of Varese
Province of Varese
The Province of Varese is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio....
. It was donated by the heirs of the Italian senator and pathologist Camillo Bozzolo
Camillo Bozzolo
Camillo Bozzolo was an Italian physician who was a native of Milan. In 1868 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Pavia, and afterwards continued his studies in Austria and Germany at the laboratories of Johann von Oppolzer , Ludwig Traube and Rudolf Virchow...
to the Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano
Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano
The Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano is the National Trust of Italy.The organisation was established in 1975 on the model of the British National Trust. It is a private non-profit organisation and has 60,000 members as of early 2005...
—the National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
of Italy—who now manage it.
History
It was built in the 16th century and used as a rural villa and later an aristocratic residence. In the 18th century an impressive Italian gardenItalian Renaissance garden
The Italian Renaissance garden was a new style of garden which emerged in the late 15th century at villas in Rome and Florence, inspired by classical ideals of order and beauty, and intended for the pleasure of the view of the garden and the landscape beyond, for contemplation, and for the...
was added with stairs, fountains, water features and an aedicula
Aedicula
In religion in ancient Rome, an aedicula is a small shrine. The word aedicula is the diminutive of the Latin aedes, a temple building or house....
decorated with fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es. Around the villa there are interesting rustic elements, such as a representation of an olive press containing a cycle of rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
frescoes from the workshop of Pietro Antonio Magatti, a painter from Varese
Varese
Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
.
At the end of the 17th century the villa experienced one of its most important transformations on the initiative of Gian Angelo Della Porta III on the occasion of his marriage to Isabella, daughter of Count Giorgio Giulini. With the assistance of an unknown architect, he set the main axis of the garden parallel to the side of the house—thus contravening the classic rules under which the principal axis must be aligned with the main room of the house, dividing the garden into two symmetrical parts. In 1723, he also built an elaborate fountain, designed by the architect Pellegatta.