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Detail of a gorgeous parrot-tulip
I don't talk to flowers, they talk to me and I gladly listen!
You can see for yourself what this Rococo tulip was saying!!!
I AM made to ENRAPTURE!
I am sensual,
Do I make your toes curl with pleasure?
For years I 'experimented' in the studio, to get that Flemish painter's light? Well, I was born in Flanders, it must be in my blood? LOL.
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Cliveden is an Italianate mansion and estate at Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. Set on banks 40 metres above the River Thames, its grounds slope down to the river. The site has been home to an earl, three countesses, two dukes, a Prince of Wales and the Viscounts Astor. As home of Nancy Astor, the house was the meeting place of the Cliveden set of the 1920's and 1930's — a group of political intellectuals. Later, during the 1960's, it became the setting for key events of the notorious Profumo Affair. During the 1970's, it was occupied by Stanford University of California, which used it as an overseas campus. Today owned by the National Trust, the house is leased as a five-star hotel run by London & Regional Properties. Cliveden means "valley among cliffs" and refers to the dene (valley) which cuts through part of the estate, east of the house. Cliveden has been spelled differently over the centuries, some of the variations being Cliffden, Clifden, Cliefden and Clyveden. The 375 acres gardens and woodlands are open to the public, together with parts of the house on certain days. There have been three houses on this site: the first, built in 1666, burned down in 1795 and the second house (1824) was also destroyed by fire, in 1849. The present Grade 1 listed house was built in 1851 by the architect Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland. Designed by Sir Charles Barry in 1851 to replace a house previously destroyed by fire, the present house is a blend of the English Palladian style and the Roman Cinquecento. The Victorian three-story mansion sits on a 400-foot long, 20-foot high brick terrace or viewing platform, which dates from the mid-seventeenth century. The exterior of the house is rendered in Roman cement, with terracotta additions such as balusters, capitals, keystones and finials. The roof of the mansion is meant for walking on, and there is a circular view, above the tree-line, of parts of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire including Windsor Castle to the south. Below the balustraded roofline is a Latin inscription which continues around the four sides of the house and recalls its history; it was composed by the then prime minister Gladstone. On the west front it reads: "POSITA INGENIO OPERA CONSILIO CAROLI BARRY ARCHIT A MDCCCLI", which translated reads: "The work accomplished by the brilliant plan of architect Charles Barry in 1851. The main contractor for the work was Lucas Brothers. In 1984–86 the exterior of the mansion was overhauled and a new lead roof installed by the National Trust, while interior repairs were carried out by Cliveden Hotel. he interior of the house today is very different from its original appearance in 1851–52. This is mainly due to the 1st Lord Astor who radically altered the interior layout and decoration c. 1894–95. Whereas Barry's original interior for the Sutherlands had included a square entrance-hall, a morning room and a separate stairwell, Lord Astor wanted a more impressive entrance to Cliveden so he had all three rooms knocked into one large one (the Great Hall). His aim was to make the interior as much like an Italian palazzo as possible, which would complement the exterior. The ceiling and walls were panelled in English oak, with Corinthian columns and swags of carved flowers for decoration, all by architect Frank Pearson. The staircase newel posts are ornamented with carved figures representing previous owners (e.g. Buckingham and Orkney) by W.S. Frith. Astor installed a large sixteenth-century fireplace, bought from a Burgundian chateau which was being pulled down. To the left of the fireplace is a portrait of Nancy, Lady Astor by the American portraitist John Singer Sargent. The room was and still is furnished with eighteenth-century tapestries and suits of armour. Originally the floor was covered with Minton encaustic tiles (given to the Sutherlands by the factory) but Nancy Astor had them removed in 1906 and the present flagstones laid. Above the staircase is a painted ceiling by French artist Auguste Hervieu which depicts the Sutherland's children painted as the four seasons. This is the only surviving element of Barry's 1851–2 interior and it is believed that Lord Astor considered it too beautiful to remove. The French Dining Room is so called because the eighteenth-century Rococo panelling came from the Chateau d'Asnieres near Paris, a chateau which was leased to Louis XV and his mistress Madame de Pompadour as a hunting lodge. When the panelling came up for sale in Paris in 1897, the 1st Lord Astor recognised that it would exactly fit this room at Cliveden. The gilded panelling on a turquoise ground contains carvings of hares, pheasants, hunting dogs and rifles. The console tables and buffet were made in 1900 to match the room. The main dining room of the house until the 1980s, today it is a private dining room with views over the Parterre and Thames. The second largest room on the ground floor, after the Great Hall, was the drawing room which today is used as the hotel's main dining room. This room, which has views over the Parterre and Thames, was redecorated in 1995 by Eve Stewart, with terracotta coloured walls, gilded columns and trompe-l'œil shelves of books. The ceiling is painted to resemble clouds and three Bohemian glass chandeliers hang from it. The portraits in the room include the 2nd Duke of Sutherland, the 1st Lord Astor, and Miss Mary Hornack by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Also on the ground floor is the library, panelled in cedar wood, which the Astors used to call the "cigar box", and, next door, Nancy Astor's boudoir. Upstairs are five bedrooms and on the second floor another five. The East wing was and still is guest accommodation, whereas the West wing was domestic offices but in 1994 these were converted into more bedrooms. The National Trust tour only includes the Great Hall and French Dining Room. The nearby 100-foot clock tower was added in 1861 and is the work of the architect Henry Clutton. As a functioning water tower it still provides water for the house today. It is rendered in Roman cement like the rest of the house, and features four clock faces framed by gilded surrounds and a half open staircase on its north side. It was described by the architectural critic Nicholas Pevsner as "the epitome of Victorian flamboyance and assertiveness. The tower is topped with a modern reproduction of Augustin Dumont's 19 th century winged male figure Le Génie de la Liberté (the Spirit of Liberty). The original is atop the July Column in the Place de la Bastille, Paris. This replaces two earlier versions, the first having fallen from the tower during a storm in the 1950's. The new statue is made of bronze and was created using Dumont's original mould from the 1860s found in a museum in Semur-en-Auxois, France. It measures 2.2 metres in height, is covered in two layers of 23.5 carat gold leaf and cost a total of £68,000. It is an allegorical sculpture which holds the torch of civilization in its right hand and the broken chain of slavery in its left. It was affixed to the tower in spring 2012.
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Painswick Rococo Garden is quirky and pretty unique.
Designed in the 1740s as a fanciful pleasure garden for the owner of Painswick House and his guests, today it’s a place to roam free, to get up close and personal with nature, or to feel the warmth of the sun on your face as you take in the spectacular views of the Cotswold countryside and magical follies.
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Den Grottenhof ließ Herzog Wilhelm V (reg. 1579-1598) nach Entwürfen seines Kunstberaters Friedrich Sustris ab 1583 nach dem Vorbild italienischer Renaissancegärten anlegen. Die durch eine Säulenarkade mit dem Innenhof verbundene Halle ist als Tuff- und Tropfstein-Grotte mit farbig bemalten Muscheln und Krisallen gestaltet. In den Schildbögen der Halle sind Szenen aus dem olympischen Götterhimmel und aus den Metamorphosen des Ovid dargestellt.
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The Grotto Courtyard was commissioned by Duke Wilhelm V (ruled 1579-1598) and built after 1583. Its design, created by the Duke's art advispr. Friedrich Sustris. was inspired by Italian Renaissance gardens. At one end, separated from the courtyard by a row of columns, is this hall laid out as a grotto. The central section, built of tufa, is adorned with stalactite and stalagmite shapes as well as with colourful shells and crystals. In the wall arches of the hall are paintings depicting the gods of Olympus and scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
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Die Münchner Residenz war von 1508 bis 1918 Sitz der Herzöge, Kurfürsten und Könige von Bayern aus dem Haus Wittelsbach. In vier Jahrhunderten wurde sie von den Architekten Friedrich Sustris, Joseph Effner, François de Cuvilliés d. Ä. und Leo von Klenze in den Stilen Renaissance, Barock, Rokoko und Klassizismus von der kleinen Wehrburg zur monumentalen Vierflügelanlage ausgebaut. Sie besteht aus dem Festsaalbau an der Hofgartenstraße, dem Apothekenbau am Marstallplatz, dem Königsbau am Max-Joseph-Platz und dem Maximiliansbau an der Residenzstraße. Neben dem Cuvilliés-Theater und der Allerheiligen-Hofkirche gehören auch der Hofgarten und der Marstall zum Bauensemble, das im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört und danach unter der Leitung von Otto Meitinger wiederaufgebaut wurde. Die Münchner Residenz ist mit mehr als 40.000 Quadratmetern Grundfläche das größte Stadtschloss Deutschlands und mit mehr als 150 Schauräumen eines der bedeutendsten Schlossmuseen Europas.
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From 1508 to 1918, Munich Residence was the seat of the dukes, electors and kings of Bavaria from the House of Wittelsbach. Over four centuries, architects Friedrich Sustris, Joseph Effner, François de Cuvilliés the Elder and Leo von Klenze expanded it from a small fortified castle into a monumental four-wing complex in the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical styles. It consists of the Festsaalbau (ballroom) on Hofgartenstraße, the Apothekenbau (pharmacy building) on Marstallplatz, the Königsbau (‘Royal Palace’) on Max-Joseph-Platz and the Maximiliansbau (‘Maximilian’s Palace’) on Residenzstraße. In addition to the Cuvilliés Theatre and the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche (All Saints’ Court Church), the Hofgarten (“Court Garden”) and the Marstall (“Royal Stables”) are also part of the building complex, which was destroyed during the Second World War and subsequently rebuilt under the direction of Otto Meitinger. With a floor space of more than 40,000 square metres, Munich Residence is the largest city palace in Germany and, with more than 150 exhibition rooms, one of the most important palace museums in Europe.
ps This one is the first colour pic in my stream that I consider as some kind of photo art...
(I dont joke! )))
"You wear a mask for so long you forget who you were beneath"
First original mesh suit from Chateau D'Esprit! Includes the coat, undervest, breeches, cravat, stockings and shoes + black and white options for the undervest and breeches (as pictured). (L$399)
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A catwalk snap caught during the winner "Taken From Nature" collection by Kalina Kocemba at the Cracow Fashion Week Gala 2018.
“Prizing elegance, sweet emotions, and fantasy more than morals and truth; wallowing in fleeting romance rather than trying to give meaning to life, when who knows what's going to happen to you anyway; ignoring virtue and conventions to cherish only the pleasures you are definitely experiencing now: this is the Cocoro of Rococo. No matter how much deep thought, hard work, and agonizing effort went into coaxing out some insight, if that insight is boring, or not beautiful, it doesn't matter. And even if something is made just for laughs, if you find it pleasing, it has value. Other people's opinions and labor do not figure into your assessment; choosing things with your own personal sense of "I like this, I don't like that" is the ultimate individualism that sustains the very foundation of Rococo. . Only in Rococo...can I discover the meaning of life.”
― Novala Takemoto
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They might be discussing Marie Antoinette and whether or not she'd been inclined to get hands on that notorious necklace..
"Music is the only pleasure without vice"
Melissande robe à la française comes with both prim and fitted mesh skirt. Available in 6 colours (399L$)
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"Metamorphosis" est une idée selon laquelle le corps humain n'a pas de limites de transformation. Comme un caméléon, il s'adapte; comme un virus, il mute; comme une personnalité, il change. Ainsi se crée une métamorphose, une complexité organique. Work in progress...
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"Metamorphosis" is a concept about the unlimited transformations of human body. Just like a chameleon, it's fitting, just like a virus, it's mutating, just like a personality, it's changing. Something new is about to birth, a metamorphosis, an organic complexity.
Work in progress...
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