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Hotel Caruso Belvedere

Artistic Heritage

Frescoes
During Caruso's restoration frescoes dating back to 18th century were discovered, depicting floral motifs, garlands, birds and butterflies which frame Arcadian landscape scenes. Of particular interest is the ceiling in the hall, which has a pair of griffins facing each other, probably the earlies paintings in town.
The restoration work was carried out by Professor Antonio Forcellino of the Central Institute of Restoration in Rome, who previously worked as Chief Restorer of the Michelangelo's Moses.

The Cappellina
Most aristocratic palaces of the 16th century had a small private chapel in which the family could say daily prayers (they went to church on Sundays). The chapel of Hotel Caruso has a stone altar in baroque style, painted with a marbled tempera and decorated with a stucco relief. Both sides of the chapel above the altar have stucco relief carvings, with images of saints in prayer.

The Entrance
It is believed that the portal may once have belonged to the church of Saint Eustachio in Pontone, dating from the second half of the 12th century. The lower half of the portal incorporates the crossbeams of the original, complete with a pair of lions that symbolically guard access to a holy place. The upper part of the portal is composed of the dismantled arch of a pulpit, broken in the middle and reused.

The Wonder of Marble
Visitors to Ravello will marvel at the pillars, columns, pedestals, capitals and sarcophagi which embellish churches, hotels, private houses and corners of buildings all over the town. The ancient Republic of Amalfi shipped wood from its extensive forests to Arab countries, and the ships returned with marble manufacts taken from abandoned Greek and Roman archaeological sites.

Ceramics
Pride of the local handicrafts is undoubtely the ceramic production, so typical of the Amalfi Coast. Amphorae, vases, medallions, trays, objects and decorative panels reproduce subjects of every kind: mythical characters, folklore motifs, Arabian-style decorations which are ever-present in the architecture of this zone, and rigorous geometric forms.
This ancient tradition knows very well how to make use of the collaboration of the best contemporary artists and designers, searching for technical and chromatic innovation that never ceases to produce new fruits.

Coral 
Ravello is land of important and ancient traditional handicrafts. There is the Camo Coral Museum that collects coral objects, cameos, engraved mother-of-pearl and shells, dating from Roman times up to last century. 
Coral is still worked today by artisans who, following ancient and traditional techniques, produced splendid and refined objects.

 

 

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