Autore/Curatore: Andrea Bruciati; Testi di Andrea Bruciati e Benedetta Adembri
Soggetto/Genere: Archeologia e Architettura
Tipo: Monografia
Data: 2024

Hadrian’s Villa, Emperor Hadrian’s suburban residence in Tivoli, built in the 2nd century B.C. over an area of approximately one hundred and twenty hectares, consists of an exceptional complex of buildings, constructions and decorative apparatuses that combine Egyptian architectural elements of Greek and Roman origin in an ædific and hydraulics synthesis that encompasses the highest  architectural and historical-artistic expressions of classical culture. As a result of this exceptionality, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999, one of the criteria being that it profoundly influenced artists and architects of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Villa reflects the eclectic personality of Hadrian, a lover of many arts, a great traveller and a supporter of the universalist mission of the empire; animated by this vision, he designed the building complex, representing an uninterrupted dialogue between architecture, landscape, water and ‘artificial nature’. The presence of a vast area with olive groves and vineyards planted over the following centuries became an integral part of the Villa’s image, and it was an exemplary reference for Renaissance gardens.

Today, thanks to the management of the autonomous Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este-VILLÆ Institute, the archaeological complex constitutes a dynamic organism that strongly supports the numerous interests of the international public. Its rich projects include exhibitions, publishing, conferences, teaching, and promoting musical culture, film, and contemporary art.

Hadrian’s Villa. Tivoli. Guide, a cura Andrea Bruciati
con testi di: Andrea Bruciati, Benedetta Adembri

Milano, Skira editore, 2024
64 pp., ill., col.
ISBN: 978-88-572-4766-3