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Rome, Ceiling

Bedroom ceiling, Casino Nobile, Villa Torlonia, Rome.

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Rome, Two Sphinxes

Two Sphinxes in front of the Casino dei Principe (The House of the Princes), Villa Torlonia, Rome.

The four winged Sphinxes, from an original group of six, of which two are now in the Villa of Federico Zeri in Mentana, come from the complex’s park. Set on a stone base, they stood, in pairs, at the entrance to the Villa. After the entrance was demolished in the early 1900s, so that the Via Nomentana could be widened, the travertine sculptures, with their wings partially removed, were placed at the entrance to the House of the Princes. The sculptures were made by Clemente Massimi and Girolamo Sartorio (three each), to a design by the architect Giuseppe Valadier, in the early years of the nineteenth century.

Source: Museivillatorlonia.it.

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Rome, I Pavoni

I pavoni (The Peacocks), Stained glass, Casina delle Civette, Villa Torlonia, Rome.

In the Casina delle Civette, commissioned by Giovanni Torlonia jr., there are many different pieces of stained glass art from the Liberty period, completed between 1908 and 1930, by Duilio Cambellotti, Umberto Bottazzi, Vittorio Grassi and Paolo Paschetto, all held to be the greatest exponents of the Roman Liberty style. All were done at the Picchiarini workshop and reflect exactly how techniques evolved during that time.

The Casina delle Civette was designated as the Museum of Liberty Glass once the building itself had been fully restored to its former glory. Pieces such as “Civette” (Owlets), “I migratori” (Migrants) or “La Fata” (the Fairy) show off the broad palette of colours used by Dulio Cambelotti to perfection, whilst Umberto Bottazzi’s work, as seen in “Cigni” (Swans) and “I pavoni” (Peacocks) reflect his skills in depicting the animal world. Aspects of nature are key to windows designed by Paolo Paschetto as seen in his “Rose, nastri e farfalle” (Roses, ribbons and butterflies) or”Ali e fiamme” (Wings and flames) whilst the symbolic world is featured in the magnificent window entitled “L’idolo” (the Idol) by Vittorio Grassi.

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Rome, Stained Glass Maiden

Stained glass, Casina delle Civette (House of the Owls), Villa Torlonia, Rome

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Rome, Fendi

Palazzo Fendi in Christmas splendor. Left Via della Fontanella di Borghese, right Via Tomacelli, seen from Via del Corso, Rome, Italy.

See here Palazzo Fendi at night in 2007.

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