The swallows
Author:
Laboratorio Picchiarini
Type:
Stained window
Year:
c. 1914
Material and technique:
Vetro colorescente, vetro opalescente, vetro antico di Germania soffiato a bocca e leggera applicazione di grisaglia
Size:
alt. 118.5 cm larg. 160 cm
Origin:
Casina delle Civette
Inventory:
M CC 152 a b c d
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
Across a narrow passage with a curious gallery closed by spiralled glass, lies the last room in the house. It was added to the building by Vincenze Fasolo in 1918-19 during the last phase of the enlargement.
The room originally had a ceiling painted with swallows in flight, but no trace of it now remains. However the theme of swallows is still present in the fine glass and the stucco work.
