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THE GARDENS OF ITALY. 



407. VILLA PARADISO AT ST. FRANCESCO D'ALBARO, GENOA. 



the main motif of the 

 design. It is charac- 

 teristic of the prominence 

 given to painting at that 

 time (Fig. 413). 



The Villa Gropallo 

 (Fig. 418), not far away 

 from the last example, is 

 of the sixteenth century, 

 and presents a striking 

 appearance in its nest of 

 trees. The great rcofs 

 of these villas are well 

 illustrated in this instance, 

 and also the great depth 

 of the terrace, which 

 provides so fine a setting 

 for the house. 



The Palazzo Scassi 

 (formerly Imperiali) a t 

 San Pier d'Arena, or 

 Sampierdarena, as it is 

 more conveniently called, 

 is a fine example of 

 Galeazzo Alessi's archi- 

 tecture (Figs. 415 17). 

 This suburb is two and 

 a half miles from Genoa, 

 and contains another 

 palace, the Spinola, also 

 by the same architect. 

 The Scassi has the 

 same wide wings, which 

 are here disposed in 

 double bays, making a 

 pair of coupled pilasters 





408. SECTION OF THE VILLA PARADISO SHOWING THE APPROACH ROAD. 



