European and Japanese Gardens 
Vignola’s work, the amount of water used is infinitesimal, and 
all the fountains are treated with great refinement of detail 
and smallnesss of scale, while in the flower-garden the fountain 
is chiefly scuilptural, with four supporting figures bearing the 
insignia of thie Farnese Family, for whom it was built. 
“ FOUR SUPPPORTING FIGURES BEARING THE INSIGNIA OF THE FARNESE FAMILY” 
The Central Fountainn Villa Lante, Bagnaia 
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