The garden was intended to give the impression of a mediaeval hortus conclusus, a green area closed on all sides, with a fountain in the centre and symmetrical flower beds at the sides bordered by low walls. Thus, according to the tradition also illustrated by several figurative sources – Jacopo del Sellaio – the garden appeared as an idyllic and almost secret space, secluded from the clamour of the outside world.
Il giardino doveva dare l’impressione di un hortus conclusus medievale, un’area verde chiusa da ogni lato, con una fontana al centro e aiuole simmetriche ai lati delimitate da bassi muri. Così, secondo la tradizione testimoniata anche da certe fonti figurative: Jacopo del Sellaio, il giardino si presentava come uno spazio idilliaco e quasi segreto, da preservare dai clamori esterni.