Tuin met centrale parterre omgeven door een dubbele rij van traliewerk gangen c. 1583 - 1640

This is an anonymous print of a garden with a central parterre, surrounded by a double row of trellis corridors. Here, the garden is not merely a space for aesthetic pleasure but a stage for expressing power and control over nature. This motif of the structured garden, a carefully ordered space, reminds us of the Garden of Eden. Note how this structured garden is laid out as a microcosm of the world, reflecting a desire to impose order on the chaos of nature. We can trace the evolution of the garden motif from ancient Persia to the Renaissance, each era adapting its form to reflect its cultural values. The garden becomes a stage where humanity's relationship with nature, order, and the divine is constantly negotiated and renegotiated through time.