# The Teatro delle Acque in the Garden of the Villa Aldobrandini [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROBERT, Hubert]() - Date: 1751-1800 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 56 x 76 cm ## Commentary The Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati was reconstructed by the leading Roman architect of the period, Giacomo della Porta in 1601 and was completed soon after the architect's death in 1602, under the supervision of Carlo Maderno. It was one of the most important inspirations for 17th- century Baroque villas in Italy. The greatest achievement of Carlo Maderno's design was the grand <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/maderno1/villa1.html'\)" href="/html/m/maderno1/villa1.html">Teatro delle Acque,</a> so called for the niche sculptures which frame the fountain and which were designed by Giovanni Gugliemi featuring a hydraulic delivery system. ## Related artworks - [A Boy and a Dog among Ruins]() - [A Grand Staircase]() - [A Scene in the Grounds of the Villa Farnese, Rome]() - [An Architectural Capriccio]() - [Ancient Roman Bath with Women Washing Laundry]() - [Ancient Ruins Used as Public Baths]() - [Architectural Capriccio]() - [Architectural Landscape with a Canal]() - [Architectural Scene with Women Washing Clothes at a Pool]() - [Avenue in a Park]() - [Demolition of the Houses on the Pont Notre-Dame in 1786]() - [Design for the Grande Galerie in the Louvre \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()