Il lusso spagnolo si fa consapevole dell’antico fasto romano e della storia dell’arte fioretina, contaminato dall’araba follia per la decorazione infinita. Ne nasce una villa che unisce l’idea del giardino romano-rinascimentale, in cui l’acqua è illusione, e quello arabo, in cui l’acqua…
This is the first post about my trip in Spain and I’ll start with Sevilla. I’ve never seen something so much decorated such as the Real Alcázar of Sevilla and, in general, all the alcazeres I visited in Andalusia. The decoration…
“Et le feu s’éteignit sur le mer” Jacques Fersen Vorrei essere oggettiva nel raccontare la storia del Barone Fersen, ma così tanto a fondo ha colpito la mia sensibilità che non posso. Al contrario di Villa San Michele, dove tutto riposa…
A bird cage with a clock on the bottom in the Queen Boudoir The tour inside the wonderful Royal Palace of Caserta is divided in two section: the newer part, or the 19th century apartments, and the older part, or…
Joachim Murat’s bedroom, The Bed The tour inside the wonderful Royal Palace of Caserta is divided in two section: the newer part, or the 19th century apartments, and the older part, or the 18th century apartments. The newer part of…
The Fountain of Ceres The Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta) was constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. The construction of the palace was begun in 1752 for Charles VII of Naples, who worked closely with his architect Luigi Vanvitelli who used as model…