Approaching the Court of Four Seasons From the Court of the Universe
Venetian Court.
Palaces on sides of court; to the north, Agriculture; to the south, Liberal Arts.
Quotation on Arch of Setting Sun, facing Venetian Court, chosen by Garnett. Panels from left to right: “The world is in its most excellent state when justice is supreme,” from Dante, the Italian poet; “It is absolutely indispensable for the United States to effect a passage from the Mexican Gulf to the Pacific Ocean, and I am certain that they will do it. Would that I might live to see it. But I shall not,” from Goethe, the German poet; “The Universe, an infinite sphere, the center everywhere, the circumference no where,” from Pascal, the French philosopher.
Italian Renaissance architecture.
Colors rich and well harmonized; pink and green.
Picturesque lattice work in small doorways.
Lighting standards, by Faville.
Goats’ heads at top of standards, just below the globe.
Arches on sides, coupled Corinthian columns. Endeavor to make them more interesting than formal type of fluted columns. Four designs. They add to richness of court.
Winged figures over arches, by Faville.
Blue medallions above arches, Faville. Italian adaptation of Byzantine, Ship of State, the Bison, the Twins holding garlands representing abundance, the horn of plenty and cadeucus, and tree.
Coloring under eaves, bright shades, blue and orange.
Planting, by McLaren, well-massed, in great profusion.