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Searching more metaphors: we will see the light at the end of the tunnel. - The throne room in the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. Built after joining several rooms this majestic space combines the neoclassical rococó (or Louis XV) and empire styles. The ceiling was painted by Vicente Camarón and Antonio García Suárez in the mid 19th century. @patrimnacional

As I did some weeks ago today I rescue a photo of my personal archive that probably I would never posted here. But we are living difficult times where sometimes a simple metaphor helps us to survive. Here comes my personal vision through my lenses of this moment! We will see the light at the end of the tunnel Im pretty sure. - The main hall of La Casa del Labrador in Aranjuez. The Great Hall was decorated following the style of etruscan drawing which contains little figures of Jupiter Juno…

An absolute-art masterpiece in the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. - The of the private Oratory of Carlos IV. Designed by Juan de Villanueva the famous frescoes of this sacred room were painted by Francisco Bayeu between 1790 and 1791. They contained in the walls and in the the grizzlies passages from the life of Our Lady the Virgin Mary; the ceiling represents the Eternal Father. The refined white stuccos were made by Domingo and José Brilli.

From the little proportions of La Casa del Labrador last Thursday to the palatial proportions of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial. - The main staircase of the Royal Monastery of Escorial. Attributed to Giovanni Battista Castello it was modified by Juan de Herrera. The frescoes were painted by Pellegrino Tibaldi Luca Giordano and Luca Cambiaso: depicts The Battle of San Quintín and the foundation of the Royal Monastery. We can find the figure of Felipe II discussing the traces…

Painting on wood canvas...some supports perfectly represented in one of the jewels that we have in Spain. - Platinum Cabinet in La Casa del Labrador Aranjuez. Commissioned by Charles IV in 1800 a troupe of big masters took part in this project. The first proposals were developed by the bronchist Michel-Léonard Sitel. From this moment he delegated the different parts to different artists. The Parisian Charles Percier designed and directed the construcion. We can see the elevations on the…

Kings were the Kings staying at home; now we have to find the way to be the Kings of ours. Part II #stayathome - The Arabic Cabinet. Royal Palace of Aranjuez. -Created between 1848 and 1850 in the private apartment of the Consort King as a fumoir it was designed by Rafael Contreras the famous restorer of Granadas Alhambra Palace. All the walls were delicately made in sculpted and polychrome plaster reproducing the well-known Al-Andalus tiles. The pedestal table was a gift by the French King…

Kings were the Kings staying at home; now we have to find the way to be the Kings of ours. #stayathome - Gasparini Room or Charles III chamber in the Royal Palace of Madrid.This magnific room is a true masterpiece from Charles III era. It was completely designed by Mattia Gasparini and there the King dressed in the typical court protocol. For that reason his Majesty received private audiences in this chamber too.Each design of Gasparini had a big European army of masters behind: for the…

Weeks of confinement lets see some cozy and comfortable corners of @patrimnacional - A double sofa from the Fernandine era in the Pompeian room of the Bourbons Palace in the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial. Few weeks ago my friend @enric_eduard_gimenez talked about this piece in his profile @patrimoniodelacorona . Following his investigation he thought that this couch was made for La Casita del Infante a pavilion near the Monastery. The tapestries were designed by José del…

Bright perspectives for difficult times - The Battles Gallery in the Palace of the Royal Monastery of Escorial. Projected by Juan Herrera he considered this big space as a private gallery for the King (this fact reminds me to a similar use in the François Ier Gallery in Fontainebleau). The fresco was made bu Niccolò Granello Fabrizio Castello Lazzaro Tavarone and Orazio Camiaso and depicts some of the wars against the Islamic and French armies. The whole gallery mesures 55 meters long 6…

The balcony to purity - The upper landing of the main staircase of the Royal Palace of Riofrio. By Virgilo Rabaglio and Pedro Sermini. @realessitios

1,136 Likes, 13 Comments - Josep Solé (@jepsolell) on Instagram: “🕰Closing my clock series with my favorite one in all the palaces of @realessitios - 📌Located in the…”

As time goes by art reaches the value to remain with us - Today is the turn of a time allegory located in the Kings Antechamber. This masterpiece was made by one of the bests artisans of 1800 in Madrid: designed by J. D. Dugourc the machinery that includes a flute organ was made by François-Louis Godon and the delicated bronzes by Domingo de Urquiza. This clock traveled through different palaces and chambers and was placed at first time in La Casa del Labrador merging with the beautiful…

Three more posts for the treasures of @realessitios the clocks - Today I highlight not the most impressive clock but one with a very elegant disposition. We are talking about a gilded and patinated bronze mantel clock representing Corinna the Greek poet from Tanagra. It has a beautiful pedestal with an organ made by Jean-Honoré Davrainville one of the most important mechanical organ makers of the last decades of 18th century and first third of 19th century. This room was used as the lunch…

The jewel of the dining room in the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. - Today is the turn of a clock that stands out not for its complications: it has one of the most monumental and beautiful allegories in the Royal Palace of Aranjuez depicting the coronation of Venus by Cupid. One of my favorite elements of this composition is the theatrical arrangement of draperies and the divans details. The case and the figures are made by gilt and plated bronze and were created by the clockmakers Jean Antoine…