The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Villa Ludovisi
Rome (Settlement), Italy
View Larger MapDescription of institution: The Villa Ludovisi was a suburban villa in Rome, built in the 17th century on the area once occupied by the Gardens of Sallust (Horti Sallustiani) near the Porta Salaria. İn 1885, despite great protests among the intellectuals, its last owner, Don Rodolfo Boncompagni Ludovisi, Prince of Piombino, sold the property to the Società Generale Immobiliare; it was divided into building lots. The sculptures were dispersed, and most of the buildings destroyed, the only one to remain being the Casino dell'Aurora. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Ludovisi