Postcard from Rome...
Near the Campo de' Fiore there is a small building of some considerable age, bent and worn, the lower part covered in graffiti.
At the top of the facade, you can see a lovely frieze decoration that cleverly marries neoclassical and art nouveau styles: angel figures, fountains, and horses, and a vitruvian wave border, created from horse heads.
If you look very closely at the surface in the center of the building, you can see the ghost of an earlier decoration - a simple trompe l'oeil grid pattern that was all the rage in the 16th century.
The more exposed base of this facade has worn down to its bricks, and a new buildup of spray painted sentiments has begun.
Vitruvian wave is in the glossary!
I cant wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteI love this place, very beautiful.
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