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The interpretation of the English landscape garden between 1815 and 1840 through Xavier Kurten’s work in Piedmont (north-west Italy)

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  • Paola Gullino
  • Agnese Fornaris
  • Marco Devecchi
  • Federica Larcher

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Xavier Kurten (?–1840) was a Prussian landscape gardener who worked for the Savoy family in the Piedmont region of Italy in the first half of the nineteenth century. He designed or redesigned all royal parks, creating a specific style based on the English naturalistic garden approach. This research was performed with the aim of investigating the development of the English landscape garden in Italy. Historical documents relating to Kurten’s biography and his work in Piedmont, including plans, were collected and analysed. We analyse and discuss the features that characterised his work: the relationship between the landscape—garden—house, the path system, the use of water, the vegetation, and the garden as a productive landscape. Kurten’s style is compared with the projects of William Kent and Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.

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  • Paola Gullino & Agnese Fornaris & Marco Devecchi & Federica Larcher, 2019. "The interpretation of the English landscape garden between 1815 and 1840 through Xavier Kurten’s work in Piedmont (north-west Italy)," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(2), pages 134-148, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:44:y:2019:i:2:p:134-148
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2017.1414168
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    1. Paola Gullino & Enrico Pomatto & Walter Gaino & Marco Devecchi & Federica Larcher, 2020. "New Challenges for Historic Gardens’ Restoration: A Holistic Approach for the Royal Park of Moncalieri Castle (Turin Metropolitan Area, Italy)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-22, December.

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