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Como and Early Lombardy Baroque
Como and Early Lombardy Baroque. Morazzoni (Como’s Caravaggio) and the Morazzoniani. Continue reading →
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Tagged baroque, Caravaggio, Fratelli Recchi, Frescoes, mannerists, Morazzone, Odescalchi, Perseus, putti, Rusca, sacro monte, Saint George, Sala Recchi, Tirano, Valtellina, Varese
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Argegno to Argegno: Up and Down the Telo Valley
Argegno to Argegno: Up and Down the Telo Valley – an excursion up the Telo Valley offers opportunities to appreciate both art and nature while passing through the medieval centres of a variety of mountain villages. Continue reading →
Stucco and Scagliola – Two of Como’s Baroque Specialities
Back at the start of the 17th Century, a new technique was developed in Northern Italy to create fake marble marquetry. This was called scagliola. It was a complimentary extension of the skills of the stucco masters – and the artists and craftsmen from the Province of Como’s Val D’Intelvi excelled in its execution, working on palaces and churches across Italy and Mid or eastern Catholic Europe. Continue reading →
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Tagged Art, baroque, Carloni, Castiglione, churches, counterreformation, Intelvi Valley, Lanzo, paliotto, rococo, S.Sisinnio, Santa Anna, scagliola, Scaria, stucco, val d'intelvi
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