Sometimes, as with a Gerard David in London, the garden is very fully depicted; at other times, as in engravings by Martin Schongauer, only a wattle fence and a few sprigs of grass serve to identify the theme.
The fireplaces and walled Medieval herb garden were almost certainly included in the original plans brought from England, and copied faithfully.
Hortus Malabaricus | Hortus Conclusus | Hortus conclusus | Detail of the multi-level terracing of the ''Hortus Palatinus'', which required the 'toppling the peaks of the mountains' by Salomon de Caus |
Hortus Conclusus in collaboration with the artist Mimmo Paladino, the architects Roberto Serino and Pasquale Palmieri - Benevento (1992)