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The villa and surrounding grounds are located on the lakeshore at , facing the peninsula. An with steps, fountains and sculptures was laid out at the same time. The villa The villa is located at the top of a terraced garden, from which there are views of and also the mountains surrounding the lake. It consists of three floors two of which are open to the public. The works of art on display are mainly located on the lower floor, while the upper one, which has an elegant gallery, provides views over the lake. This is a marble copy taken from the original model used by Antonio Canova for the sculpture commissioned by the Russian prince Yussupoff and today at the Hermitage museum in St. This copy arrived at the villa in 1834. Dating from 1805 this is considered to be his masterpiece. The sculpture was commissioned by Sommariva in 1811. Sommariva commissioned this sculpture from Canova, but in 1805, when it was still in the Canova's atelier in Rome, when the Tevere River flooded the workshop and broke it into several pieces. Canova personally restored it, between 1806 and 1808. The sculpture arrived at the villa in 1819. This is a copy produced by Canova's school of the original sculpture by Canova. Sommariva was also the owner of the original work. This work was originally designed in stucco for the Quirinale Palace in Rome to mark the occasion of Napoleon's visit. Completed in June 1812, it was so admired that Napoleon ordered a marble replica for the Pantheon in Paris. Napoleon's fall from power caused work to stop until in 1818 Sommariva decided to have it completed. The 33 marble slabs of the frieze arrived in the villa between 1818 and 1828. The last two characters at the end of the frieze are a self-portrait of Thorvaldsen and a portrait of Sommariva. This painting was commissioned by Sommariva in 1823. This large oil painting was commissioned by Sommariva in 1818. Before arriving at the villa it was exhibited with great success in Milan in 1821. In addition the villa is home to a collection of more than 470 plaster cameos created by the Roman artist Giovanni Liberotti and a large silk and wool tapestry by François Var der Borght. The garden The botanical garden covers an area of about 8 ha 20 acres and consists of several different sections. Immediately around the villa, towards the lake, the Italian garden with cut hedges and pergolas with orange and camellia trees. The rhododendron and 150 varieties of azalea spread up the slope. The property is also home to cedars, palms, redwoods, plane trees and other exotic plants. A greenhouse which had been used in the past to house citrus fruits during winter has been converted into a museum of old farm tools. The Clerici family had risen from rural origins in the northern region of Lake Como to become successful silk merchants due to the efforts of Giorgio 1575-1660 and his sons Pietro Antonio 1599-1675 , who was made a Marquis, and Carlo 1615-1677 who became owner of numerous palaces in and. Carlo's son, became a senator in 1684 and in 1717 he was nominated as President of the Senate. In 1690 he decided to establish a country estate on ancestral lakeside land at Tremezzo. The estate was complete in its initial form by 1695. The garden is first mentioned in 1699. The villa whose architect is unknown was completed in 1745. Upon the death of Giorgio Cerici his great grandson Anton Giorgio Cerici 1715-1768 inherited the family fortune and completed the building of the villa. He died after having dissipated nearly all of his fortune building the Palazzo Clerici in Milan. Sommariva Anton Giorgio's only daughter Claudia Caterina Clerici the wife of Count Vitaliano Bigli sold the property in 1801 to the banker and Napoleonic politician , Sommariva had risen from a barber's apprentice to a position of power in Napoleon Bonaparte's government in Northern Italy. In 1802 he was a candidate to be vice president of the Republic of Italy, but Napoleon selected instead Francesco Melzi d'Eril for the post. With his political career thwarted Sommariva retired from public life, and devoted his time to collecting art. Sommariva modified the villa to bring it into line with the early 19th century taste by adding balconies to take in the lake view as well as a large clock on the facade. Sommariva patronized a number of sculptors including Antonio Canova and Bertal Thorwaldsen, whose works feature in the villa today as well as painter Francesco Fidanza. Part of the park was transformed into a romantic garden in the English style. Sommariva also constructed a domed family chapel and mausoleum near the lake shore. As the family's eldest son, Emilio had already died, fighting in Spain in 1811, Sommariva's fortune was inherited by his second son Luigi. Upon Luigi's sudden death in 1838 the fortune which was in decline was divided between his wife, Emilia Sommariva née Seillère, a French noble woman and numerous relatives. Sachsen Meiningen The property was sold in 1843 to the wife of Prince Albert of Prussia for 780,000 lira, ten times the amount paid by Giovanni Sommariva to the Clericis 40 years before. Emilia Sommariva relocated to a smaller house in Tremezzo, while reserving for herself ownership of the Sommariva family chapel and mausoleum on the grounds of the villa. Princess Marianne subsequently gave the property to her daughter , as a wedding present upon her marriage in 1847 to Georg II of Saxen-Meiningen 1826-1914. Hence the name Italianized name Villa Carlotta. Charlotte whose marriage was a love match had only a short time to enjoy the villa for she died of childbirth complications at the age of 23 in 1855. Author wrote a description of the villa which was published as Villa Carlotta. Poetische Reisebilder vom Comersee und aus den lombardisch-venetianischen Landen in 1857. The Sachsen-Meiningens used the property as a private holiday home. While they didn't make any substantial changes in the building, they sold part of the art collection that came with the property. Duke Georg, who had a passion for botany, dedicated himself to the development and enrichment of the garden introducing a great variety of rare and exotic species. The Duke was a patron of the composer , who visited the villa several times at the Duke's invitation in the 1880s. Duke Georg died in 1914 at the outbreak of the World War I. Die Villa Carlotta am Comer See by 1855 Public ownership Once Italy entered in May 1915 on the side of the Allies, the villa despite being owned by a German was not by the Italian State, as were the other properties of other enemy aliens in Italy, but placed under the management of an administrator on 15 August 1915. The interests of the owners were exercised by the Swiss Consulate. At the end of World War I, In 1921, the financial administrator of Como Province informed the owners that the entire property was now the property of the Italian state arguing that the villa was of eminent national significance. It was subsequently proposed in 1922 that the villa would be sold at auction. However local enthusiasts lead by Senator Giuseppe Bianchini and the Rotary Club of Milan opposed this, which lead to the villa being entrusted to the care of the Ente Villa Carlotta, a charitable foundation constituted by royal decree on 12 May 1927. This foundation is still responsible for the villa. 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