SHOW OF CRAFTSMANSHIP OF PERMANENT
EXCELLENCE
The tradition of the Ancient Works renews
inside the Royal Palace:
The Silk
In the Historical Center of Venaria Reale, after all in the
actual street Caesar Battisti and from opposite side to the Grinds
of Alone grain, it had center the Old Feudal Castle of Altessano
Superiore of ownership of the Accounts Scaravello; Castle that is
specifically signalled by one "Tower" in an incision of the book:
"Venaria Reale" of the architect Amedeo of Castellamonte.
This Castle interests a lot us because (in the 1670) the
Castellamonte transformed him/it, to want some Duke Carlo Emanuele
II, in the first hydraulic setificio to the Bolognese realized to
the Venaria Reale and precisely in a silk mill, moved to water in
degree to complete the whole cycle of workmanship of the silk
(Filatoio Galleani).
And' known in fact that Charles Emanuele II also favored the
Court introduction of the luxurious silk for the "loisir" (pleasure)
of Cristina of France, his/her Mother, that had a strong interest
for the luxury items included the elegant scenography of the Ballets
of Court of Phillip of Aglič.
And' the case of the "found again Phoenix" had represented
since 1644, whereas three children dance "spinning silky stamens"
and Charles Emanuele II, baby, interpreter appears you dressed in
the cloths of the "Sun."

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