Tuesday 10 June 2014
Villa Carlotta
is a villa in Northern Italy on Lake Como. It was built for the Milanese marquis
Giorgio Clerici in 1690 and extends over a 70,000 m2 area in Tremezzo, facing the Bellagio
peninsula. An Italian garden with steps, fountains and sculptures was laid out
at the same time. Among the statues, Mars
and Venus by Luigi Acquisti is remarkable. The architect who designed the
villa is unknown. It was completed in 1745 and remained in the hands of Marquis
Clerici until 1795, when it passed by marriage to the banker and Napoleonic
politician Giambattista Sommariva, who added a pediment and clock. Source
