“Entering a garden like Bomarzo was like succumbing to a dream. Every detail was intended to produce a specific effect on the mind and body, to excite and soothe the senses like a drug. To awaken the unconscious self.” GardensBaroque ArtGothic MysterySignatures In Stone Book:Signatures in Stone Source: Signatures in Stone
“In the 16th century,parks and gardens were models of the cosmos and also tools for altering one's consciousness, possibly for changing one's destiny.” GothicGardensBaroque ArtSignatures In StoneLinda Lappin Book:Signatures in Stone Source: Signatures in Stone
“The statues carved here may be viewed as fragments of consciousness itself, or the residue of violent emotions” Baroque ArtSignatures In StoneSculpture GardensBomarzo Book:Signatures in Stone Source: Signatures in Stone