| LC control no. | sh2003006903 |
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| Corporate name heading | Villa of Livia (Prima Porta, Italy) |
| Variant(s) | Ad Gallinas Albas (Prima Porta, Italy) Livia, Villa of (Prima Porta, Italy) Villa di Livia (Prima Porta, Italy) |
| See also | Dwellings--Italy |
| Found in | Work cat.: Settis, S. Le pareti ingannevoli, la Villa di Livia e la pittura di giardino, 2002: p. 9 (villa of Livia 'ad gallinas albas', at Prima Porta; discovered in 1863, in 1951-52 the paintings were moved to the Museo Nazionale Romano) Encycl. Britannica online, May 28, 2003: under Painting, western (Livia's Villa at Prima Porta) Grove art, May 28, 2003: under Rome, ancient, V: Painting (Prima Porta Villa of Livia; Villa of Livia at Porta Prima (late 1st cent. BC; Rome, Mus. N. Romano)) Princeton encycl. class. sites: under Ad Saxa Rubra (Prima Porta) Italy: (nearby, the villa of Livia called Ad Gallinas, famous for its breed of white chickens; from the largest room a fine decoration showing an illusionary garden was removed and is now in the Museo delle Terme) Rome and central Italy, 1964: p. 380 (ruins of the imperial Villa of Livia ('ad Gallinas Albas'); the frescoes now in the Museo Nazionale Romano) |
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