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Villa Palagonia, Bagheria, Sicily: detail of one of the figures on the main entrance gateway

RIBA Ref No RIBA91456
Architect/DesignerNapoli, Tommaso Maria (1659-1725)
Artist/PhotographerBenton, Tim
CountryItaly
CityBagheria
Subject Date1749
Image Date2003
ViewExterior
StyleBaroque
Medium35mm Transparency
Library ReferenceBenton 03-48-24
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditTim Benton / RIBA Collections
SubjectFantastic architecture ; Gateways ; Entrances ; Sculpture
NOTES: The villa was built from 1715 by the architect Tommaso Napoli. But it was in 1749 that Francesco Ferdinando Gravina Allata, the 7th Prince of Palagonia created a series of grotesque sculptures which adorn the gateways and outer walls of the villa.
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