"No receipts, account books, or commission documents survive to tell us about the Sacro Bosco's creation. Pier Francesco Orsini, the duke who commissioned the Sacro Bosco, left no explicit clues."
"These spaces were usually rationally designed, with specific paths to follow and one theme that brings everything together. At the Sacro Bosco, however, Tchikine argues that no single narrative provides a satisfying explanation."
"Most Renaissance gardens are a safe respite in nature. But the Sacro Bosco is a rambling woods filled with surprises, frightful beasts and ancient ruins."
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