The Origin and Characteristics of Baroque Gardens

In Italy in the16th century, when the gardening art reached its peak, the related architecture and sculpture art had gone through its heyday and began to change to baroque style. This style later influenced gardening and formed baroque gardens. Baroque courtyard was delayed by half a century compared with architecture, and it didn't start until1end of 6th century17th century. For baroque gardens, it is mainly manifested in its detailed decoration, including caves and waterscape. (History of Western Horticultural Changes)

Therefore, to summarize the characteristics of Baroque gardens, we should combine the characteristics of Renaissance gardens with those of Baroque period.

Architects with technical and baroque styles have a special interest in gardening art, such as Vignola (1507- 1573) and Paruzzi (baldassare peruzzi, 148 1- 1536), Giulio Romano, Pilro Ligorio (about 1500- 1583) and Paoda (Giacono fontana, 654333 Rome is baroque art.

Cave: It was originally a niche form in Baroque Palace, and was later introduced into gardens. In terms of treatment, this cave imitates the style of natural rocks. For example, the courtyard caves of Villa Farnese and Villa Paba Giulio.

Water body: From the middle of17th century, "water organ" and "water theater" became popular. The novel and unique waterscape facilities are collectively called water magic, including water theater, water organ, surprise fountain, secret fountain and so on. The water theater is a facility that uses water power to create various dramatic effects. They are usually placed in caves in retaining walls with statues in them, such as the large semi-circular water theater in your villa Aldo Brandi. Some water theatres have halls, including "water organs". For example, birds and beasts driven by water power also make sounds through water power. The water organ is a device that uses water power to play the sound of the organ. The airflow brought by the current makes the metal tube make a sound. There are groups of metal pipes, and there are also single pipes (single pipes are also called water pipes). These devices originated in ancient Rome. During the Baroque period, they were mainly installed in caves. Astonishing water spraying is a game facility. Don't spray water at ordinary times, spray water to scare people and wet clothes when people suddenly approach. The function of dense water spray is different. Its main purpose is to cool down, but spraying water is hidden.

Plants: In his book On Architecture, Alberti, the architect who had the greatest influence on Italian Renaissance gardening art, mentioned climbing plants such as pomegranate, dogwood, rose, cinnamon, cypress, juniper, Yao Jinniang, boxwood, oak, plum and grape. He mentioned that the most "indispensable" things are ivy-covered pens and cypresses. The modeling trees in Baroque era are favored by people, and people use these trees to build Fan Park. The shape of the gardens changed from a square before the Renaissance to a rectangle, and their four corners were decorated with different patterns.