Painted ceiling with exotic birds, trompe l'oeil architecture and an allegory of spring, 1714, by Painte Domenico Guidobono, in the Sala Guidbobono, used as the Foot Valet's Room in the 18th century, 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 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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