Villa Corsini outside Florence, 1904 (oil on paper stretched over wood)

Villa Corsini outside Florence. Maxfield Frederick Parrish (1870-1966). Oil on paper stretched over wood. Signed and dated 'The Oaks, Windsor, Vermont, July of 1904. 71.6 x 46.2cm. One of a series used to illustrate Edith Wharton's 'Italian Villas and their Gardens'. First published in Century Magazine, October 1904. Villa Corsini a Castello. The origin of the building dates back to 15th century, when it was a rural mansion for the Strozzi family. Later on it was owned by the Rinieri family, and during the 16th century Niccolò Tribolo designed here his first garden