Villa d'Este, Fountain of Sleeping Venus

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Title: Villa d'Este, Fountain of Sleeping Venus
Creator: Pirro Ligorio (Italian architect, painter, ca. 1500-1583); Curzio Maccarone; Pierre de la Motte
City: Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
Country: Italy
Date Created: 1572
Century: 16th Century
Classification: Built Environment and Landscapes
Building Type: fountains; water distribution structures; hydraulic structures; gardens; open spaces
Style/Period: Baroque
Cultural Context: Italian
Source: Elizabeth Sasser
Photographer: Elizabeth Sasser
Rights Holder: © Elizabeth Sasser; Texas Tech University Libraries
Access Rights: Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.

Item sets: All Faculty Collections; Elizabeth Sasser Collection

Media: https://www.myweb.ttu.edu/saschuma/Sasser0886.jpg

Pirro Ligorio (Italian architect, painter, ca. 1500-1583), Curzio Maccarone, and Pierre de la Motte, “Villa d'Este, Fountain of Sleeping Venus”, Texas Tech Arch Design Images -- Open Access Collections, accessed July 24, 2026, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/openarch/item/25608