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  • This time I push the door to the Rococo ambiance. Welcome. Rococo is the younger brother of Baroque. As his parent, it is theatrical, very ornamental, even more, asymmetric and dramatic. Always having a strong need to impress and amaze. The word “rococo” was first used as the variation of the French word “rocaille”. It was a decoration method using seashells, pebbles, and cement.  However, rococo had its own personality and style distinctive from his predecessor...


  • Welcome to the theatre of Baroque in Paris! Today the Drama comes on stage. So if you have the "wow face" when you look at it, the Baroque magnetic power has done its job. You're captivated. Bewitched. Fascinated. "Too much", - you'd say? too stunning, opulent? It is. However, this performance will certainly mark your visual memory and fasten your pulse. Its children are Palace of Versailles, du Luxembourg, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Les Invalids, Hôtel de Sully, Hôtel de Beauvais...The list is long


  • This sweet and romantic image of two lovers at a distance of a kiss from each other belongs to Amour and Psyche. Their love story that came out from under the pen of Lucius Apuleius in the 2nd century AD, was retold in poetry, drama, painting, and here, you see it in sculpture. This one is an interpretation of Antonio Canova...