, 1874-07-19

The Villa d9Este-aow the Great Fl,
antst IL Regarded by Young Artists.
Rome (Juns 80 Carr<sponaenee a eAs Boston Aduo-
ttsr.
Abbe Liazt is at the Villa dEste, near Ti7o1i
where he intends to spend the summer; the au.
tumn and early winter he will be in Rono. Liszs
is working at his new competition, the !" Stanis-
lao." at the Villa d'Este he has charming
apartment, the windows OF which look over the
Campagna, north, south. east and west, from
mountain TO sea. Such views as he enjoys
sunrises and sunsets, which seen from that point
produce marvellous effects; then the clouds, the
Of the Campagna, are more beautiful than any
! words or colors can describe; only the sound
| royer1es Of tone-poet can expras6 the ono
tiona1 form Of such subtle beauty.
Liszt has an especial regard for this enchant~
! ing villa; In it's picturesque eo1itudes and poeti-
| cal loneliness the great composer studies with
! more pleasure than IN any other place; it was
! there, in the council winter Of l869-70, he
worked at hie fine Christo. Villa dEste bolongs
! to q dear friend OF Abbo List, the Cardinal
Hohenlohe. Some years ago his Eminence asked
Liszt to choose the suite Of rooms in the villa
which he liked best. After tho Abbe had selctod
the apartments, the Cardinal, With all tho tino
magniiconce OF MEDIEVAL Prince, had the
rooms decorated aud furnished. At the broad
passage-may lending to them, be ordered great
door to be placed; on this was painted the mon
ogram Of the artist, F. L., in nch colors. The
key Of the door the Cardinal handed to Liszt,
and begged him to consider it always as his own
house.
The Abbes rooms aro on one Of the upper
floors, on the side overlooking the fountain of
the Ouato, called by Michae1 Angelo the queen
Of fountains. Formerly the aqueduct which
leads the water Of the Amiene to the villa
opened theze- This Fontane de4 '0uato repro
eeuts Helcon and the winged horse Pesasus~
But its glory has departed, we'll 81 the gay
splendor of the other rare and marvellous
gniocM Taq1+a which adorned thus famous his
t1v1 1-r1 v-111n ,,~A-
deserted as it is, the grounds in ruins, the Pic
lures OF the brothers Zuccari, Tempesta, and
Muziano, which adorned the salons OF the pal
nee, faded. the decorations destroyed BY neglect
and time, the place must always retain certain
picturesque natural charms. The views from
grounds afforded sub jects to celebrated painters
Of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
There is long avenue Of expresses which has
remarkable perspective; Jou stand At the |
lower end, look up through a vista of trees npon
various fountains, arranged symmetrically, |
ascending to the most elevated point, on which !
rises up the palace, decorated With double oz-
ders OF loggle.
spiration AZ the Villa d'Eete. Torquato Tasso
wrote The beautiful description Of the enchanted |
palace Of Amlda in his great poem of Ger1lsa-
lemme Llberata, in the last salon beyond the |
great hall OF fountains. The wallis Of Tasso's
room were painted by Tempesta. The pictures
to have taken his idea Of the stately palace OF
the enchantEess from the Villa dEste. The un-
happy poet At tho time ne wrote the eixteenth
book OF the poem At Tiyoli, in the suite Of
Cardinal Luigi Este, nephew Of the sumptuous
son OF Luereza Borgia, who had the villa built.
There ia an avenue which had 100 fountains ter
minated in . large fountain, decorated with ru1us
II ancient Rome; beyond this point the view
stretches across the Campaigns to the living,
actual Rome. This unrivalsd view, it is said,
mas greatly admired BY AEiosto; at that spot ha
. supposed to havo written parts OF his " Or
audo Furloso," when be was in the suite OF the
,reat Cardinal who built this delicious villa
Villa d'Esto was made for Cardinal 1ppolito
l'Este, second son Of Alfonso l., Duke Of Fer
am, and the celebrated Lucrezia Borgia- Pope
rulius Ill (Del Monte, 1549-1555) made him
Governor Of Tiyoli- His Eminenca took posses
ion Of the city with extraordinary pomp IN 1850,
tsended by court composed OF $50 Italian gen.
lemen Of the highest rank, poets. and many
earned men Of the time. The Cardinal WAS
harmed with the delicious position OF TivoI,
nd the beautiful Vale Gsudente, whe'e IN
ncient Roman times some Of the Scpios had
ila, be directed Pi1ro Ligo1io 10 build the