Tuesday 28 September 2010

Amongst Churches, capitei and some weird combinations …still in Italy (PART THREE)

{On a mission}: Casual walks around the area leads to some history lessons, here last Sunday on a sunny day this is what I’ve spotted.

Villa Perusini and Saint Francis’ Oratory (18th century) :The three storey Villa was originally sorrounded by gardens,pools and fountains, but its splendor decayed in time. Napoleone Bonaparte lived here in 1801.

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Saint Francis’ Oratory was built before 1752 as part of the Villa. It was possible to reach it from the higher storeys of the villa by means of a sheltered passage-way. The oratory has an octagonal plan and two little towers at the two sides of the front.

Its original structure was the work of a Venetian architect called Giorgio Massari.

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The Temple, Antonio Canova’s gift to the people of his homeland, Possagno, stands gloriously on the  top of the hill. Its white marble creates quite a contrast with the green background of  the sorrounding mountains.

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A capiteo [in Venetian dialect ] also (tabernacle or votive niche) is a votive  religious (Christian) architecture, who comes from a popular cult passed over the centuries. Normally, a capitello  is built as an ex voto for a narrow escape, as a famine or a plague, but also as an aggregation of the Christian community, at which it can unite in prayer (especially for the recitation of the rosary).

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The artist’s house… it is easy to see why an artist would want to be eccentric, in a region sorrounded by religious images and artefact, why not add a personal touch if art pieces  like these are not hard to find … 

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Photography: Me for Mandarine d’Italie

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Really a nice walks among the treasure of our area Mandarine, but still not fancy about "musagne" in the artist house! Hi hi... W. the Antiques lovers

onesilentwinter said...

oh how i would love to visit!!

Minie said...

Je viens chez toi pour rêver de l'Italie et je ne suis jamais déçue. Merci pour tes photos. Bises de France

Efisia said...

L'italia e bellisima grazie per le belle foto
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