On the occasion of the XVI edition of the Italian Language Week in the World, under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, for the series “In the shade of gardens, in Italy and abroad”: A lecture by Dr. Ada V. Segre, Technion and WIZO School of Design.
Water is the utmost expression of life, and yet it is shapeless. It can assume any form, speed and sound. The backbone of Renaissance gardens relied on water lines, along which a range of fountains was to be found. Still and reflective in fishponds, in grottoes, nymphaea, and water theaters, water was also a moving force. It often told a story, which could be understood by the renaissance visitor, and which we do not always fully understand today. The fountains were meant to arouse the meraviglia, the astonished admiration of the visitor and at the same time they were a playful game and an expression of a status symbol. In the present talk, different kinds of water features found in Renaissance Italian gardens are considered, and three water gardens are discussed (Villa Lante at Bagnaia, the Garden at Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, Villa d’Este in Tivoli).
Wine tasting and festive refreshments from 18:45.
Event held in Italian.
Ada V. Segre, garden historian and conservator, studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, at the University of Bologna (Italy) and at the University of York (UK).
She was involved in the restoration of the Secret Gardens at Villa Borghese in Rome, the garden of the Doria-Pamphilj Palace in Genua, the Este Delizia of the Verginese near Ferrara, the garden of Poggio Torselli in S. Casciano near Florence and the Garzoni Garden in Collodi. She taught at the University of Bologna, at the New York University in Florence, and is currently teaching at the Technion and at the Wizo College in Haifa. She published numerous papers and two books on the history of landscape architecture. At present she is the historic garden conservation consultant for the City of Tel Aviv and for the Weizmann Institute of Tel Aviv.
Monday, October 31st, at 19:00
Italian Cultural Institute
Rehov Meir Rutberg 12, Haifa
FREE ADMISSION
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