Art Resource - AR9185818

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Giant sculpted head of an Ogre or Orcus with open mouth screaming (he is said to eat children) and the inscription 'Ogni pensiero vola' or 'All thoughts fly', as the mouth's acoustics enable a whisper to be heard outside, also known as the Gate of Hell in reference to Dante, in the Garden of Bomarzo, also known as the Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove, or the Parco dei Mostri or Park of the Monsters, a monumental Mannerist park complex, c. 1550, made by Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino, 1523–1585, Duke of Orsini, designed by Pirro Ligorio, 1512-83, with sculptures by Simone Moschino, 1533-1610, in Bomarzo, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The gardens are in a wood at the bottom of a valley beneath the Castle of Orsini, with many large sculptures, small buildings and inscribed poems. The layout of the garden is chaotic, in contrast with formal Renaissance gardens, and it has a surrealistic air. The garden was restored in the 1970s and is now a major tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Unique Identifier AR9185818

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4724px × 7087px

Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY

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