"Portal Of A Villa In Rome, Towards Villa Albani "
Charming representation of an abandoned portal, of a villa in Rome around 1900, at a time when galloping urbanization had not razed many magnificent details of the past. I thank a Roman friend who located this relic of baroque elegance for me, near villa Alban, perhaps even a portal of the magnificent villa, destroyed by the extension of the city. maybe it still exists? I thank anyone who can tell us. A native of Aix myself, I am fascinated by these little wonders forgotten at the entrance to sumptuous summer properties, and by the sweet, fleeting pleasures of which they were the elegant ambassadors. located “Porte Rome” Unidentified monogram