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Tag Archives: painting
Carlo Carloni: From Baroque to Rococo in Como
The highlight of a visit to Como’s Collegio Gallio is the chance to see a major work by Como artist Carlo Innocenzo Carloni – the fresco entitled ‘Hercules Introduced into Olympus’. We track down other works by this artist often compared with Tiepolo.
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Posted in Architecture, Art, Culture, History, Places of interest, Uncategorized
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Tagged Art, baroque, Carloni, Collegio Gallio, creativity, fresco, Hercules, painting, rococo, segrete stanze, Tiepolo, val d'intelvi, Vienna
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Como’s Hidden Gems – Palazzo Rusca, Palazzo Olginati Rovelli and Palazzo Vietti Rovelli
Como has many hidden artistic gems. Here we uncover what is to be found in the Palazzo Rusca, Palazzzo Viettti Rovelli and Palazzo Olginati Rovelli. Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Culture, History, People, Places of interest, Uncategorized
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Tagged Art, baroque, Como, Culture, drawing, Frescoes, Garibaldi, Lake Como, Odescalchi, Olginati, painting, Pietro Bianchi, Plague, poetry, rococo, Rovelli, Rusca, writing
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