A miniature model of the parterre garden design for Cosimo II de Medici's Isolotto, in the Giardino di Boboli, Firenze. The flamboyant island is a little paradise for the pots of the Medici's precious lemons, adorned with a grand central fountain, balustrades and protected by an oval moat.
Cornish stoneware clay, formed and painted by hand.
Dimensions:
10" (25.4cm) long, 7" (17.8cm) wide, 1/2" (1.3cm) tall.
A miniature model of the parterre garden design for Cosimo II de Medici's Isolotto, in the Giardino di Boboli, Firenze. The flamboyant island is a little paradise for the pots of the Medici's precious lemons, adorned with a grand central fountain, balustrades and protected by an oval moat.
Cornish stoneware clay, formed and painted by hand.
Dimensions:
10" (25.4cm) long, 7" (17.8cm) wide, 1/2" (1.3cm) tall.