5 ° 
THE GARDENS OF ITALY. 
semicircular loggia is 
like a half-section of 
the famous circular 
cortile of the latter, 
'Fhe vine trellis painting 
of its vault (Fig. 63). 
with the little satyrs 
handling the grapes, is 
very happy in its har- 
mony of sentiment with 
the scheme of the 
villa. The wall fres- 
coes in the centre 
room of the fa9ade on 
the first floor represent 
the hills of Rome. 
One of these panels 
(Fig. 4) is particularly 
interesting as a con- 
temporary picture of an 
63. — FRESCO DECORATION OF SEMICIRCULAR BARREL VAULT Italian villa and 
OF CORTILE. surrounding gardens. 
Such designs have a 
special value because they illustrate ideals, if not actual intentions, that circumstances 
may have defeated in execution. We see in them contemporary comment and anticipation. 
64. — SUNK COURT AND OPEN PAVILION LOOKING INTO GARDEN COURT. 
