# Exterior View of the Grotto

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BUONTALENTI, Bernardo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

In the Boboli Gardens, the Buontalenti Grotto \(also known as the Grotta Grande\) is named for its architect. The entrance façade reveals the rustic style of the interior whose walls are heavily encrusted with a spongy stone that glistens when water runs over it. The grotto represents the transformation of material into creatures of the living world.

## Related artworks

- [Exterior view of the Grotto](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/exterior-view-of-the-grotto-r529639ef59a423>)
- [Exterior view of the Grotto](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/exterior-view-of-the-grotto-raa750cb1e79837>)
- [Façade](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/faade-r59ba8b8ef7d140>)
- [Sketches for costumes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/sketches-for-costumes-r3d3753f978e11b>)
- [Sketches for costumes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/sketches-for-costumes-r965b0306a83337>)
- [Stairway](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/stairway-rb752b5fd141c98>)
- [The Grotta Grande](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/the-grotta-grande-r0d75d702cb293f>)
- [The Grotta Grande](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/the-grotta-grande-r1eb0492c5b6f6e>)
- [The Grotta Grande](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/the-grotta-grande-r723f14c64e65bf>)
- [Vase](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/vase-r5df23df8246a5f>)
- [View of the Tribune](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/view-of-the-tribune-r41bedddc31165d>)
- [Villa Medicea](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/buontalenti-bernardo-redbd784250d244/villa-medicea-r36ad00e0808c0d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)