Comments on: Buontalenti Grotto, Boboli Gardens, Florence http://apinnick.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/buontalenti-grotto-boboli-gardens-florence/ Random bits of my life Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Avital Pinnick http://apinnick.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/buontalenti-grotto-boboli-gardens-florence/#comment-5217 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:42:46 +0000 http://apinnick.wordpress.com/?p=3907#comment-5217 The third chamber has a round window, to the left of the statue, but most of the life was coming from the entrance. Yes, the designs are very three-dimensional! They’re probably about a foot deep in places, which is why they can create effects like overlapping sheep standing on a bluff in front of a shepherd and nymphs.

]]> By: Judy Montel http://apinnick.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/buontalenti-grotto-boboli-gardens-florence/#comment-5216 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:41:07 +0000 http://apinnick.wordpress.com/?p=3907#comment-5216 Phenomenal! There seem to be additional sources of light into the third chamber, am I right? I noticed with the other grottoes as well that the ornamentation is 3 dimensional? Or are there just seashells obtruding a bit from the surface while the 3 dimensional effect is done with light and shadow? Fascinating – thank you so much for the tour!!

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