Panel, Marquetry, second half of 8th century; cAbbasid. Egypt. Fig wood and bone; H. 18 3/4 in. ... Dish, last quarter of 16th century; Ottoman. Iznik, Turkey ...
The MUTA (Museo della Tarsia Lignea) is a private museum which was opened in 1999 inside the Pomarici Santomasi Palace (18th century). Museo della Tarsia Lignea is, using the word of its founder, the architect and designer Alessandro Fiorentino, a special museum-workshop where people can enjoy the old Sorrento’s tradition of wooden marquetry and buy the new production of hand-made objects and furnitures
The Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta) is a former royal residence in Caserta, southern Italy, constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. It is one of the largest palaces erected in Europe during the 18th century. In 1997, the palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site; its nomination described it as "the swan song of the spectacular art of the Baroque, from which it adopted all the features needed to create the illusions of multidirectional space".
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The Shwedagon Pagoda on the summit of Singuttara Hill is a unique masterpiece of Buddhist architecture, adapting a natural hill, imbued with sacred significance since time immemorial, into one of the most iconic historic Buddhist stupas of the world. The Pagoda on Singuttara Hill is an outstanding example of the transformation, over time, of the funerary reliquary stupa (tumulus) enshrining relics of the Buddha(s) into a center of pilgrimage and cult veneration. According to legend, the Shwedagon Pagoda was constructed more than 2,600 years ago, which would make it the oldest Buddhist stupa in the world. Currently scholarly research by historians and archaeologists indicate that the pagoda was first built between the 6th and 10th centuries AD.
French Baroque. Interiors. Large scale rooms. Marble walls ... French Baroque. Furniture. Beds were most important Flemish scroll. 4 poster (lots of draping) ...
The skilled craftsmen of Northern India are famous for intricate engravings on various wooden items. The Khatumband and Pinjrakari designs are specialties of craftsmen from Kashmir. The artisans use thin sheets of deodar wood for maze-like geometric patterns in Khatumband design. The Pinjrakari work shows intricate designs of trellis and lattice patterns on lighter woods. The North Indian manufacturers of housewares use these engraving
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Pietra Dura is one of the most astonishing art forms created by the Mughals. You can read everything in detail about this art form. https://worldofstones.in/blogs/news/pietra-dura
INDE 131 HISTORY OF FURNITURE. Furniture Design Influences: Function. Form. Materials ... 2. CONSTRUCTION - gravure of elaborately carved curved surfaces. D. MATERIALS ...
FURNITURE STYLES. Traditional French Furniture. Traditional English Furniture. Traditional American Syles. Twentieth-Century Furniture Styles. Can you guess which ...
Strong oriental influence; gracefully curved lines; cabriole leg; motifs included shells and lion mask; ball and claw foot; spooned-back chairs; use of scrolls and ...
and Centre-du-Qu bec. Unemployment rate: one of the highest in Canada. Young ... Research on runaway minors with the Bon Dieu dans la Rue. Master's thesis ...
Pilgrimage to Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau, captures the frivolity and ... Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 1721) is generally considered the first great Rococo painter. ...