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Saturday, June 21, 2014

THE FRESCOES of Antonio PELLEGRINI in the rooms of the foresteria of VILLA CORBELLI ALESSANDRI (1704)

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These are beautiful things.

The Villa Alessandri was oddly first owned by the CORBELLI family.

In 1696, it was bought by ALESSANDRI (not from the CORBELLI family -- the thing had changed hands numerous times).

Cesare Alessandri was a wealthy Venetian merchant with a  shop in the Mercerie commercial district, 'under the banner of the French Knight".

The frescoes include:

NARCISSO
DEINAIRA
ERMAFRODITO -- SALMACIS
DANAE
PAN
APOLLO E DAFNE
ADONE -- not to be confused with ENDIMIONE!



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