THIS SMALL MODEL TO SCALE WAS MADE FOR A SMALL PRIVATE CHAPEL WITHIN A LARGE VILLA OVERLOOKING THE HILLS OF LUCCA. |
THE FIRST STAGE |
CONTINUING IN AMSTERDAM THE FOUR STATUE DRAWINGS ARE PREPARED AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO TUSCANY WHERE THE IMAGES ARE APPLIED AND THEN PAINTED ON THE WALLS. |
VARIOUS VIEWS WITHIN THE PAINTED CHAPEL. |
IMAGES OF THE TWO SIDE WALLS. |
THE ALTAR PIECE IN PROCESS IN AMSTERDAM, AND THE FINISHED PAINTING IN THE FINISHED CHAPEL. |
ELSEWHERE IN THE VILLA, THE THEME OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN PAINTED ON THE FOUR WALLS, ALONG WITH SUSPENDED REPRODUCTIONS OF THE NINE PLANETS TO SCALE. |
EARTH |
WATER |
AIR |
FIRE |
TWO LARGE PAINTINGS IN FRESCO STYLE |