Georgescu Silvia

Il ritratto di Ginevra de' Benci dipinto da Leonardo da Vinci a olio e tempera su tavola nel 1478 circa. . . . . . #michelangelobuonarrotitetornato #Leonardo #Leonardodavinci #antoniettabandelloni #artblogger #storytelling #madeinitaly #arte #artvideo #masterpiece

"Where P O W E R dresses, and time pauses.....⁠ ⁠ It’s not a throne room, but it behaves like one. The kind of room where a king got dressed to be seen— and seen to be king.⁠ ⁠ Walls shimmer with raso embroidered in gold and silver, echoing the original sketches of Mattia Gasparini, the Neapolitan designer who imagined every inch of this space as a performance. His rococo vision—part chinoiserie, part botanical fantasy—crawls up the stucco ceiling in a choreography of plaster, leaf, and shadow.⁠ ⁠ The floor anchors the spectacle: marble inlay cut from quarries across Spain, sent as samples to Carlos III, who chose them stone by stone. Nothing here is arbitrary—not the gilded bronze handles, not the curving lines of the furniture, not even the clock on the mantelpiece: a marvel by Pierre Jacquet-Droz, whose mechanical flautist still plays for no one in particular.⁠ ⁠ It took decades to complete. By the time the finishing touches were set—under the reign of Ferdinand VII—the style was already slipping out of fashion. Late rococo, stubbornly radiant, haunting the bones of a rising empire.⁠ ⁠ This was where power got dressed. Where gesture became language.⁠ The room doesn’t move, but it knows how to hold its pose.⁠ ⁠ Thank you to @patrimnacional for the opportunity to take photos there"⁠ ⁠ Photos and copy by the talented @jepsolell⁠ *⁠ *⁠ *⁠ #gasparinisalon #spain #europe #opulence #detail #design #interior #interiordesign #rooms #gilt #chandelier #gold #silver #decorate #marble #mattagasparini #rococo #chinoiserie #botanical #decor #stucco #bronze #style #furniture #patrimnacional #jepsolell #antique #antiques #europeanantiques #europeanantiquesnz

Jakub Schikaneder — In the Church / V kostele. 1884. Canvas, oil. 106 x 65 cm. Private collection.

Jakub Schikaneder (born February 27, 1855, Prague — died November 15, 1924, there) — Czech artist.
____________________

The spinner (1869) by Eleuterio Pagliano (Iltalian artist lived 1826-1903).
As well as being a painter of the Romantic period, he battled for the unification of Italy.

Luke Fildes (1844–1927)
“The Venetians”
1885
Technique: Oil on canvas
_____ _____ ______ ____