tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101301195077947672.post7348135157867567889..comments2023-11-10T01:10:38.710-08:00Comments on sybaritic: and it continues...JWChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11188661357305138356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101301195077947672.post-51179257522831989792011-06-27T15:07:55.805-07:002011-06-27T15:07:55.805-07:00I'd have to agree with you... the stairwell wa...I'd have to agree with you... the stairwell was beautiful. The lantern, ceiling medallion, and two columns of dark green and purple marble were beautiful. A dramatically lit copy of Canova's Venus Italica stood at the base of the stairs and was the only piece of artwork in the space. An amazing institution that has survived relatively untouched since the 1920s... even the bathrooms were intact.JWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188661357305138356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101301195077947672.post-78194556460020756612011-06-27T14:17:37.445-07:002011-06-27T14:17:37.445-07:00Hello William:
How amazing that the room should ha...Hello William:<br />How amazing that the room should have been 'saved' in such a way and completely rebuilt within the museum much as it originally was. The carving, very Grinling Gibbons, is wonderful, and we do agree about the quality of the theatrical pieces.<br /><br />On balance though, we rather prefer the classical simplicity of the lantern lit stairwell of the gallery building.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com