The Toilet of Juno, Andrea Appiani - Printed on Handmade Amalfi Paper
(Appiani was the leading Italian painter of the Neoclassic...)
Appiani was the leading Italian painter of the Neoclassical period, but more on account of the lack of native competition than because of the quality of his work, which generally looks like a rather tired imitation of David. Most of his career was spent in his native Milan, where he did large decorative schemes at Sta Maria presso S. Celso (1792-98) and the Palazzo Reale (1808). He also painted numerous portraits, which are generally more accomplished than his decorative work.
|| The Amalfi Handmade paper born in 1200 where paper mills are already in the area. The Amalfi paper is also called Charta Bambagina for its unique production process, which does not use cellulose derived from wood, but starts from collecting rags of linen, cotton and hemp white. The fabrics were previously reduced to a pulp by means of hammers studded mills moved by hydraulic propulsion ( still visible in the area) , but today through sophisticated machinery that allow greater refinement. The recipe of 1730 retains the feel the elegance and harmony of the time. And ' long list of famous people who have used and appreciate the Amalfi paper. Among all, Mozart received in exchange for a concert in the home of a wealthy noble Neapolitan a supply of paper of Amalfi. In addition, Rossini, Paisiello , Beethoven and Verdi wrote. Which at the Hotel Vesuvio 's famous string quartet on Amalfi paper . Among the writers: Shiller , Lord Byron , Oscar Wilde, Stendhal. Among the artists Annigoni and Guttuso our day with Sophia Loren, Carly Fiorina , Wanda Ferragamo, President GW Bush , Robert de Niro, Tony Bennett, Jerry Lewis , Silvio Berlusconi, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (Ad of Ferrari cars) and many others. The Amalfi paper is considered one of the most valuable paper in the world and is intended for people who love the quality and fineness of the handmade things, like in 1730.
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