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I Capture The Beauty Of Paintings And Frescoes Which I Find In Abandoned Places In Italy
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Photographing abandoned buildings in Italy is always a pleasure. This country has a special place in my heart, and it is my favorite country to visit. In the past couple of years, I’ve regularly visited Italy to photograph the amazing architecture of abandoned buildings from North to South. During my visits, I also gathered a collection of photos of breathtaking abandoned paintings and drawings in or on the buildings. Some of these paintings even cover the whole room, including the ceiling.
Some of the paintings in these photos are described as frescoes. Fresco is a technique where freshly laid, or wet lime plaster, is painted. Water is used to ‘transport’ the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and while the plaster is setting it becomes an integral part of the wall. The result is stunning.
When looking at some of the paintings I discovered, you can see the high level of craftsmanship. They look amazing and very detailed, even in this state of decay of the building. In the next years that I’ll be visiting Italy, I’ll make sure to continue photographing paintings I find in abandoned buildings.
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Bird Cage Fresco
Painted Depth
Painted Balcony In A Castle
With my good imagination, I picture this lovely room furnished in days past !!!
Amazing Frescoes In Church
Castle Room In Red
Purple-Ish
I can't fathom how such a building would be left to decay... such a waste of potential
Dark Church With Painting On The Ceiling
Fresco In The Room
Love this, would be stunning in my bedroom, but lovely in any room !!!
Home Made Paintings By Former Owners
Paintings Left Behind
Fresco Covering The Whole Room
Amazing Ceiling
Love this room ,the ceiling is beautiful, the soft colors make this very inviting !!!
Gorgeous photos, but it breaks my heart ot see these places falling apart. I know it's near impossible ot save all castels - tehy are just too damn big. But villas?? Come on, Italians! Move into these buildings and save them! This is your heritage!
I think in Italy (EU) they have the same rules - if it's declared monumental, you have to have special people work on it and it's just too expensive to revive. But otherwise you get developers making this art into a modern monstrosity.. I'd love to get one and revive in original form.
Loved this, thanks for posting!
Thanks a lot!
This has been most enjoyable !!!
Glad you liked it!
Gorgeous photos, but it breaks my heart ot see these places falling apart. I know it's near impossible ot save all castels - tehy are just too damn big. But villas?? Come on, Italians! Move into these buildings and save them! This is your heritage!
I think in Italy (EU) they have the same rules - if it's declared monumental, you have to have special people work on it and it's just too expensive to revive. But otherwise you get developers making this art into a modern monstrosity.. I'd love to get one and revive in original form.
Loved this, thanks for posting!
Thanks a lot!
This has been most enjoyable !!!
Glad you liked it!