Once again I am quite snowed under, though not literally considering it was 40 degrees celsius yesterday, just with work and deadlines and something called Christmas. But I found these photos I took of the Parco Ducale in Parma back in early 2005. As you can see it is winter and the park has a misty beauty, typical of the region. The garden dates back to the sixteenth century, it was largely altered in the mid-eighteenth century by the French artist and architect Ennemond Alaxandre Petitot and most of the sculpture dates to this period.
The 'ruined' temple of Arcadia. This was designed by Petitot for the wedding of Ferdinando, son of the Don Filippo of Borbone. It was used as a setting for plays and poetry readings.
The sculpture of drunken Silenus fondling nymphs, by Jean-Baptiste Boudard.
More sculptures by Boudard, many of these have been replaced by exact copies and the originals placed in museums.
The Ducal Palace, this was remodelled in the sixteenth century by the duke Ottavio Farnese.
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