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A fold-out engraving of figure XXXV of the architectural details and decoration of the Palace of Venaria from the publication, La Venaria Reale, Palazzo di Piacere, e di Caccia (Turin: Bartolomeo Zapatta, 1674).

Amedeo di Castellamonte was the architect appointed in 1658 by Carlo Emanuele II, duke of Savoy, to create a pleasure palace and hunting lodge near Turin. The volume contained detailed descriptions not only of the Baroque architectural details and decorations, the gardens and the stables, but also the costumes of participants in hunts and festivals.


architecture
1674-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Tasniere, G.; Baroncello, G. F.; Castellamonte, Amedeo di
ink; laid paper
15 1/4 in x 22 1/2 in
Italy: Turin