Art in the Royal Palace of Caserta - Index page
Discover the art and the collections, the life of the architect. Learn the history of art, architecture and antiques in Palace.
The art collections of the Royal Palace of Caserta
Collections of furniture, objects, documents, ancient and modern paintings from 1730 to 1980
Luigi Vanvitelli
Biography and exhibition on Luigi Vanvitelli, the architect of the Royal Palace of Caserta
Comparisons between the Royal Palace of Caserta and ...
Comparisons between the Royal Palace of Caserta and other world palaces and buildings
Styles in Architecture
Learn to easily distinguish each style in the field of architecture
Introduction
- Chronology of construction of the main world neoclassical monuments
- Renaissance vs Baroque vs Neoclassical architecture
- Similarities, differences and peculiarities
- The legacy of the Renaissance: the prospect; the grotesque.
- Elements of each style.
Interiors
- Introduction;
- Renaissance vs Baroque vs Neoclassical interior design;
- The ceiling: styles comparison;
- Similarities, differences and peculiarities;
- Elements of each style.
Classical architecture
- Introduction: the Greek and Roman art;
- Architectural orders;
- The decorative elements;
- Elements of each style.
The Baroque
- From Mannerism to Baroque: from the school of Fontainebleau to the Louis XIV style;
- The Roman Baroque;
- The late Baroque: the Rococo of Louis XV
The Neoclassical
- The Greek and Etruscan styles.
- Giovan Battista Piranesi;
- Winchelmann, Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Grand Tour;
- Robert Adam and the Palladian style;
- Luigi Vanvitelli;
- The Empire style;
The styles of antique art objects
Learn to easily distinguish each style of Decorative Art and Antiques thanks to the Royal Palace of Caserta
History of Decorative Art
The Baroque style
History
- The Baroque
- The late Baroque: the Rococo of
- Louis XV and the Queen Anne style
- The goldsmith
Style
- Similarities, differences and peculiarities
- Typical elements of the style / differences with the previous style
- The commessi in hard stone and scagliola
- The mirror, an allegory of luxury and bad luck
Objects
- Similarities, differences and peculiarities
- Typical elements of the style / differences with the previous style
- The birth of porcelain
- Neapolitan porcelain: Capodimonte
- The Neapolitan art of the tortoiseshell
- The coral
The Neoclassical style
History
- The Greek and Etruscan style
- Giovan Battista Piranesi
- The Giustiniani Manufacture
- The porcelain of the Royal Ferdinandea Factory
- Musical instruments
- The Beauty since Voltaire to Winchelmann
- Winchelmann, Pompeii and the Grand Tour
- Robert Adam and the Palladian style
- Luigi Vanvitelli, the Architect
- The Gustavian and Federal style
- The chinoiserie, the gothic, and the Georgian style
- Napoleon’s Empire style, and the Egyptian campaign
- The biedermeier
- Girolamo Segato: the “petrifier”
- The art of the nativity scene
Style
- Similarities, differences and peculiarities
- Typical elements of the style / differences with the previous style
Objects
- Similarities, differences and peculiarities
- Typical elements of the style / differences with the previous style
- The Ferdinandea porcelain
Compare an object
- Andirons for the fireplace
- Armchairs
- Bathtub
- Beds
- Billiards
- Candlesticks
- Chairs
- Chandeliers
- Clocks
- Console
- Desk
- Fireplaces
- Furniture
- Mirrors
- Shelves
- Sofas
- Stools
- Tables
- Vases
Virtual restoration of the Royal Palace of Caserta
We bring the Royal Palace of Caserta back to its origins thanks to virtual restorations made with digital techniques.
Read online books and documents on the Reggia, the Bourbons, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and on Art
Books about the Royal Palace of Caserta
Declaration of the drawings of the Royal Palace of Caserta
Declaration of the drawings of the Royal Palace of Caserta The Declaration of the drawings of the Royal Palace of Caserta: the famous projects made by Luigi Vanvitelli for the Royal Palace of Caserta. The early projects date back to 1750-51, the final ones were printed in 1756 and spread …
Books about on the history of the Kingdom
The Statute of San Leucio
The Statute of San Leucio Full title: Origin of the population of S. Leucio and its history up to today’s glory with the laws corresponding to the good governance of it by Ferdinand IV. King of the Sicilies. The Statute of San Leucio is the code of laws wanted by …
Books about history of art and interior design
Vignola: The Five Orders of Architecture
The Five Orders of Architecture Vignola’s rule of the five orders of architecture represents an important treatise that defines the fundamental principles of classical architecture. This text, written by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola in the 16th century, provides a detailed guide on how to use the five architectural orders: Doric, …
