Palazzo Borromeo, Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore: view of the garden, lake and mountains beyond

RIBA Ref No RIBA6501

Architect/Designer	Crivelli, Giovanni Angelo (fl. 17th century)
	Fontana, Carlo (1634-1714)



Artist/Photographer	Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
Country	Italy
City	Isola Bella
Subject Date	1671
Image Date	1960
View	Exterior
Style	Baroque
Medium	Transparency
Library Reference	ESCT9
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Colour
Credit	Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
Subject	Sculpture ; Villas ; Lakes ; Gardens

NOTES: Palazzo Borromeo was commissioned by Carlo III in 1632 and dedicated to his wife Isabella D'Adda, from whom the island takes its name. Construction of the house and design of its gardens was entrusted to Angelo Crivelli and completed by Carlo Fontana. The gardens were inaugurated in 1671.

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