page_title: Evelina van Millingen
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hierarchical_section_title: Evelina van Millingen / Work
caption_attribution_description: English: Villa Pisani, Vescovana, Padua Italiano: tulipani a villa Pisani, Vescovana
context_page_description: Evelina van Millingen, also known as Evelina Millingen and later as Evelina, Countess Pisani, was an Englishwoman born in Constantinople, and known as a hostess, a cultivator of gardens, and a novelist, based in northern Italy.
context_section_description: Upon assuming her role as countess at the Villa Pisani in 1852, Evelina focused on creating extensive formal gardens on the grounds of the villa in Vescovana. Her gardens reflected her English and her Turkish influences. She also commissioned the family chapel on the grounds, built in 1860 and designed by sculptor Antonio Gradenigo. She hosted international travelers at the villa, including Henry James and Augusta, Lady Gregory. In 1869 she published a novel, Only an Earl.
caption: A tulip garden, first introduced by Evelina, Countess Pisani, still maintained at Villa Pisani (Vescovana)
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