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The Art of Grottesca
Carolina d'Ayala Valva photoGrotesque-is defined as the decorative art of combining human and animal forms with scrollwork and foliage. Like stringing pearls- urns, acanthus leaves, cherubs and other fanciful designs are stacked in a linear design or expanded horizontally knitted together through scrollwork. The work of Carolina d'Ayala Valva is synonymous with grottesca... and her vibrant colors are achieved through the use of egg tempera paint. Carolina d'Ayala Valva Carolina was born in…
*Rococo Revisited - Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, architect Interior design...
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, architect Interior design...
The Italian architect and set designer created imagined worlds full of layers — of color, pattern, artifice and history — that have succeeded at being timeless.
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The Fantastic Period Panels of Féau & Cie
Féau’s astonishing period rooms are not only on view at TEFAF — Jacques Grange and Robert Couturier have commissioned them, too.
Parisian Apartment. Part Sept. L’appartement: Boiserie.
boi·se·rie / bwɑ zəˈri / Show [ bwah-z uh - ree ] noun sculptured paneling, especially that of French architectu...
Frantz Wehrlé peinture décorativeInfos : Presse
portfolio Autre, Frantz Wehrlé est médaillé et diplômé de la prestigieuse école de peinture décorative Van der Kelen de Bruxelles. Ses créations séduisent un public à la recherche de décors d’exception, d’atmosphères raffinées et d’intérieurs uniques, reflétant une personnalité et un goût adaptés à chacun. Aiguisant son sens du décor à travers les œuvres du XVIe au XXe siècles dues à la créativité d’artistes tels que Jean Bérain, Antoine Watteau, Jean-Charles Delafosse, François Boucher…
Detail of an arabesque panel representing "Autumn." Note the Snails on either side of the horizontal grisaille reserves.The Serilly Cabinet. Jones Collection.
Detail of an arabesque panel representing "Autumn." Note the Snails on either side of the horizontal grisaille reserves.The Serilly Cabinet. Jones Collection.