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art of paper-mache' in Lecce

art of paper-mache' in Lecce
Well-known for its Baroque style, the city of LECCE, in Puglia, is also famous for the papier-mâché art (cartapesta in Italian).
So, what is Papier-mâché? Papier-mâché is a malleable mixture of paper and glue, which becomes hard when dry and can be painted and adorned.
This particular genre of art has become popular since 17th century in Puglia. In those times the development of art was closely connected with the religion.
That’s why so many papier-mâché masterpieces are displayed in numerous Churches of Puglia and all around world. For example, the Church of Santa Chiara in Lecce is remarkable for the papier-mâché decorations of its ceiling......

ariajourneys.com/guide/papier-mache-in-puglia-2

aNNa schramm, Günter Diel, Marco F. Delminho, Rainer Blankermann and 25 other people have particularly liked this photo


15 comments - The latest ones
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
A lovely image and interesting narrative Gabi, I used to work with paper mache!
2 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Sehr beeindruckend, Gabi !
2 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Superb artwork!
Very well shown and presented
Many thanks also for interesting note, Gabi
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Fascinating information and an equally fascinating artwork.
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
interessante!
ciao Gabi
buona settimana
2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Schönes Bild und eine sehr interessante Erklärung ! Hab ne gute Woche, Gabi !
2 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Amazing work; well seen and captured.
Happy week ahead.
2 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
TRULY AMAZING !
2 years ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Interesante información e imagen curiosa.
2 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent capture! Stay well!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
2 years ago.
 grobi358
grobi358 club
Sieht schick aus, und er friert nicht mehr so der Arme! ;))
2 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
He should have an umbrella in case of rain !
2 years ago.
 Dida From Augsburg
Dida From Augsburg
Super - danke für die Infos!
2 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann club
Danke für das Bild und die Information!
2 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
da muss noch dran gearbeitet werden :-)))
2 years ago.

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