Venaria Reale: Fountains of the Five Senses in the "Roman" Villa of the Duke of Savoy (1659)

The paper focuses on the topic of the Five Senses in the gardens of Venaria Reale, thanks to the archeological findings but mostly thanks to the description published in 1679 by the architect Amedeo di Castellamonte. The main architectural scenery of the garden, the Fountain of Hercules, is described as a place where all senses meet and where the visitor can enjoy all the effects created by water. The architect follows the contemporary literature about fountains and gardens, basing his words on another description, published by Claudio Tolomei in 1547 and concerning the Belluomo garden in Rome.