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Camera di Madama Reale, Palazzo Madama, Turin, Italy

Camera di Madama Reale, 1708-09, for Marie Jeanne of Savoy, with painted ceiling by Domenico Guidobono with gilded stucco cornice and wall panels, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The panels over the doors depict allegories of authority, benevolence, faithfulness, and charity. The carved wooden panel over the mantelpiece, 1688-89, by Cesare Neurone, holds a portrait of Charles Emmanuel II. The palace name celebrates its residents Christine of France and Marie Jeanne of Savoy (the Madama Reali), who renovated the palace. The palace houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica and is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Camera di Madama Reale, 1708-09, for Marie Jeanne of Savoy, with painted ceiling by Domenico Guidobono with gilded stucco cornice and wall panels, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The panels over the doors depict allegories of authority, benevolence, faithfulness, and charity. The carved wooden panel over the mantelpiece, 1688-89, by Cesare Neurone, holds a portrait of Charles Emmanuel II. The palace name celebrates its residents Christine of France and Marie Jeanne of Savoy (the Madama Reali), who renovated the palace. The palace houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica and is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen