Origo Benedetta
Origo Benedetta - La Foce Paradise In Tuscany - Hardcover
Origo Benedetta - La Foce Paradise In Tuscany - Hardcover
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Description: Discover La Foce the Renaissance villa and classically inspired twentieth - century garden at the dawn of its hundredth anniversary once a barren Tuscan estate brought to life through the extraordinary vision and determination of Iris and Antonio Origo. In 1924, English - born biographer and writer Iris Origo (1902 1988) and her husband Antonio purchased La Foce a sprawling estate centered around a half - ruined fifteenth - century villa with a dream that was as ambitious as it was audacious. Guided by a deep - seated desire to make a difference the Origos dedicated their lives to transforming an impoverished terrain into a thriving landscape of wheat fields olive groves and vineyards. With English architect Cecil Pinsent they refurbished the house and designed an elegant terraced garden with box hedges a rose garden fountains and a wisteria - covered pergola. The dramatic story of La Foce from the taming of the wild valley and personal loss to wartime strife is told by the Origos granddaughter Katia Lysy with reminiscences by Benedetta Origo the couple's elder daughter. The letters and diaries of Iris Origo weave beautifully into a personal narrative of the creation of the property and the people behind it. Newly commissioned photographs by Simon Upton and Matteo Carassale a foldout annotated view of the property and a recently discovered cache of unpublished images of the creation of the garden in the 1920s bring to life the rich history of the magnificent property.
Title: La Foce Paradise In Tuscany
Author(s): Origo Benedetta
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Barcode: 9780847836246
Pages: 210 Pages, 180 Color Photographs
Publication Date: 9/17/2024
Category: Professional Interior Design
Description: Discover La Foce the Renaissance villa and classically inspired twentieth - century garden at the dawn of its hundredth anniversary once a barren Tuscan estate brought to life through the extraordinary vision and determination of Iris and Antonio Origo. In 1924, English - born biographer and writer Iris Origo (1902 1988) and her husband Antonio purchased La Foce a sprawling estate centered around a half - ruined fifteenth - century villa with a dream that was as ambitious as it was audacious. Guided by a deep - seated desire to make a difference the Origos dedicated their lives to transforming an impoverished terrain into a thriving landscape of wheat fields olive groves and vineyards. With English architect Cecil Pinsent they refurbished the house and designed an elegant terraced garden with box hedges a rose garden fountains and a wisteria - covered pergola. The dramatic story of La Foce from the taming of the wild valley and personal loss to wartime strife is told by the Origos granddaughter Katia Lysy with reminiscences by Benedetta Origo the couple's elder daughter. The letters and diaries of Iris Origo weave beautifully into a personal narrative of the creation of the property and the people behind it. Newly commissioned photographs by Simon Upton and Matteo Carassale a foldout annotated view of the property and a recently discovered cache of unpublished images of the creation of the garden in the 1920s bring to life the rich history of the magnificent property.
Title: La Foce Paradise In Tuscany
Author(s): Origo Benedetta
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Barcode: 9780847836246
Pages: 210 Pages, 180 Color Photographs
Publication Date: 9/17/2024
Category: Professional Interior Design
