Category Archives: Interior

Porcelain boudoir of Maria Amalia of Saxony, Capodimonte National Museum

The Porcelain boudoir of Maria Amalia of Saxony is a rococo interior now located in the Palace of Capodimonte in Naples. It was originally made for the Palace of Portici in 1757–59, but has now been moved to the Capodimonte Palace.It is named after Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of…

Porcelain boudoir of Maria Amalia of Saxony, Capodimonte National Museum

Corridor and Courtyard, Bo Palace, University of Padua

The visit to the academic apartment begins from the Rectorate Gallery. The fresco decoration with the representations of the cities at the time under Venetian rule, or culturally linked to the University of Padua, was carried out by Piero Fornasetti (in the period between 1942-1943) under the supervision of Gio…

Corridor and Courtyard, Bo Palace, University of Padua

Great Hall of Padua, Bo Palace, University of Padua

Here initially the Scuola Grande dei Legisti had its headquarters, which was later downgraded to a drawing room. The current Aula Magna was born from the transformation of the latter carried out in 1854-1856 and it is also the result of the intervention carried out in 1942 by Gio Ponti,…

Great Hall of Padua, Bo Palace, University of Padua

Anatomical Theatre of Padua, Bo Palace, University of Padua

The Anatomical Theatre of Padua, Northern Italy, is the first permanent anatomical theatre in the World. Still preserved in the Palazzo del Bo, it was inaugurated in 1595 by Girolamo Fabrici of Acquapendente, according to the project of Paolo Sarpi and Dario Varotari. This theatre constituted the model for the…

Anatomical Theatre of Padua, Bo Palace, University of Padua

Southern side Rooms on the First Floor, Ca’ Rezzonico

The monumental Palazzo Rezzonico, designed by B. Longhena and G. Massari, is the location of the museum which offers an insight into a whole age. Alongside precious furniture and decorations, it hosts major paintings by Venetian artists of the 18th century, such as Giandomenico and GiambattistaTiepolo, Rosalba Carriera, Canaletto and…

Southern side Rooms on the First Floor, Ca’ Rezzonico

Northern side Rooms on the First Floor, Ca’ Rezzonico

The staircase alongside the café leads to the Browning Mezzanine, which houses the Mestrovich Collection, including works by artists such as Jacopo Tintoretto and Bonifacio de’ Pitati. The visit to the museum collection begins at Giorgio Massari’s large ceremonial staircase on the side of the palace opposite to the Grand…

Northern side Rooms on the First Floor, Ca’ Rezzonico

South side Rooms on the Second Floor, Ca’ Rezzonico

Ca’ Rezzonico is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is a particularly notable example of the 18th century Venetian baroque and rococo architecture and interior decoration, and displays paintings by the leading Venetian painters of the period, including Francesco Guardi and Giambattista…

South side Rooms on the Second Floor, Ca’ Rezzonico

North side Rooms on the Second Floor, Ca’ Rezzonico

The second floor contains a series of galleries displaying Venetian paintings and decorative arts from the 18th century. The second floor opens with a long Central Hall typical of Venetian palaces in which there are two early works by Canaletto; a must see is the room dedicated to frescos from…

North side Rooms on the Second Floor, Ca’ Rezzonico

Mocenigo Family Collection, Mocenigo Palace-Museum

Palazzo Mocenigo is a large building of gothic origin extensively rebuilt at the beginning of the 17th century, when it attained its present appearance. From 17th century, the palazzo was the residence of the San Stae branch of the Mocenigo family, one of the most important families of the Venetian…

Mocenigo Family Collection, Mocenigo Palace-Museum

João Louro: I Will Be Your Mirror / Poems and Problems, Portugal Pavilion in Palazzo Loredan, Venice Biennale 2015

The Portugal Pavilion is at the beautifull Palazzo Loredan, in Campo Santo Stefano, and presents the exhibition, I Will Be Your Mirror / Poems and Problems, by João Louro The motto of the exhibition, I’ll be your mirror, is taken from a song by the Velvet Underground. The lyrics of…

João Louro: I Will Be Your Mirror / Poems and Problems, Portugal Pavilion in Palazzo Loredan, Venice Biennale 2015

Canadassimo, Canadian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2015

An Installation by the BGL art collective for the Canada Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia, 2015; Marie Fraser, Guest Curator; organized by the National Gallery of Canada. In this presentation at Giardini di Castello, the collective composed of Jasmin Bilodeau, Sébastien Giguère, Nicolas…

Canadassimo, Canadian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2015

Altars on the south side, Seville Cathedral

The cathedral has 80 chapels and altars. The altars of the cathedral of Seville are an extraordinary set to observe the stylistic evolution of the art of gridwork in Andalusia. These closures protect the enclosures, they are openwork screens through which light penetrates and produce an atmosphere of mystery that…