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  • Hunting Room, an antechamber with allegorical wall paintings by Pietro Ricchi, 1606-75, of lion, deer, panther and boar hunting representing pride, refusal of others, senses and lust, at the Chateau de Flecheres, built 1610-16 by Jean de Seve, in Dombes, Fareins, Ain, France. The chateau was built on an earlier 12th century fortress and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chien barbet gardant du gibier, or Barbet dog guarding game, detail, oil painting on canvas, 1728, by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1686-1755, in the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France. The dog is seen in a protective pose with one paw on the hunting rifle. Oudry was a French 18th century Rococo painter, known for still life and hunting scenes, many of which were commissioned by King Louis XV. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dead game birds and leather hunting bag, detail from Chien barbet gardant du gibier, or Barbet dog guarding game, oil painting on canvas, 1728, by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1686-1755, in the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France. Oudry was a French 18th century Rococo painter, known for still life and hunting scenes, many of which were commissioned by King Louis XV. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chien barbet gardant du gibier, or Barbet dog guarding game, detail, oil painting on canvas, 1728, by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1686-1755, in the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France. The dog is seen in a protective pose with a rifle, leather hunting bag, dead duck and 4 other game birds. Oudry was a French 18th century Rococo painter, known for still life and hunting scenes, many of which were commissioned by King Louis XV. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chien barbet gardant du gibier, or Barbet dog guarding game, oil painting on canvas, 1728, by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1686-1755, in the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France. The dog is seen in a protective pose with a rifle, leather hunting bag, dead duck and 4 other game birds. Oudry was a French 18th century Rococo painter, known for still life and hunting scenes, many of which were commissioned by King Louis XV. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief with hunting scene, with a man on horseback with a spear hunting a wild boar and a dog attacking a lion, Hellenistic period, from the Museum Of Apollonia near the Ardenica monastery in Fier, Albania. The museum was opened in 1958 to display artefacts found at the nearby Greek Illyrian archaeological site of Apollonia. Apollonia was an ancient Greek city in Illyria, founded in 588 BC by Greek colonists from Corfu and Corinth. It flourished in the Roman period and declined from the 3rd century AD when its harbour was silted up due to an earthquake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene with a male hunter holding a spear, and a lioness, fresco, late 1st century AD, from the balustrade of the podium of the Merida amphitheatre, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene with a male hunter holding a spear, and a lioness, fresco, late 1st century AD, from the balustrade of the podium of the Merida amphitheatre, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting hounds in the courtyard of a chateau, Touraine, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France. Fox hunting is a popular sport in this region and many chateaux have their own hounds. Tourists can now take part in the hunts while on holiday in the region. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dead game birds, detail from Chien barbet gardant du gibier, or Barbet dog guarding game, oil painting on canvas, 1728, by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1686-1755, in the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France. Oudry was a French 18th century Rococo painter, known for still life and hunting scenes, many of which were commissioned by King Louis XV. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, detail from landscape frescoes which line the walls of the Loggia, in the Lower Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, detail from landscape frescoes which line the walls of the Loggia, in the Lower Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, detail from landscape frescoes which line the walls of the Loggia, in the Lower Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of a hunting scene with bull and other animals, and on the right, the god Mars on a red background, from the back wall of the garden area with benches in a summer triclinium beneath a pergola supported by 4 stucco columns, in the Casa dell Efebo, or House of the Ephebus, Pompeii, Italy. This is a large, sumptuously decorated house probably owned by a rich family, and named after the statue of the Ephebus found here. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone relief of a hunting scene with a mythological winged centaur creature holding a baby animal being chased by a wild animal, possibly a lion or tiger, in the Miletus Museum, Miletus, Aydin, Turkey. Miletus was an Ancient Greek city on the Western coast of Anatolia. Although settlement began here millennia ago, its heyday was in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The city was finally abandoned in the Ottoman era when the harbours silted up. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone relief of a hunting scene with a figure spearing an animal possibly a lion, in the Miletus Museum, Miletus, Aydin, Turkey. Miletus was an Ancient Greek city on the Western coast of Anatolia. Although settlement began here millennia ago, its heyday was in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The city was finally abandoned in the Ottoman era when the harbours silted up. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze showing a hunting scene with a man spearing a wild boar from Aphrodisias, Aydin, Turkey. Aphrodisias was a small ancient Greek city in Caria near the modern-day town of Geyre. It was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had here her unique cult image, the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias. The city suffered major earthquakes in the 4th and 7th centuries which destroyed most of the ancient structures. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved frieze probably depicting a hunting scene from the Temple of Apollo, 4th century BC, Didyma, Aydin, Turkey. Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia near Miletus, consisting of a temple complex and the oracle of Apollo, or Didymaion, who was visited by pilgrims from across the Greek world. The earliest temple ruins found here date to the 8th century BC but Didyma's heyday lasted throughout the Hellenistic age. It was approached along a 17km Sacred Way from Miletus and is the largest sanctuary in Western Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco relief of a hunting scene depicting a panther chasing a gazelle, from the Museum of Madaba, Jordan. This relief was on the lintel of the gate of the Ummayad qasr at Umm al-Walid and probably dates from the 8th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Landscape with hunting scene, landscape fresco on the walls of the Loggia, in the Lower Courtyard of the Hotel Lallemant, a mansion built 1495-1518 in French Renaissance style by the Lallemant merchant family, in Bourges, Centre Val de Loire, France. Since 1951 the building has housed the Musee des Arts Decoratifs and it was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone relief of a hunting scene with a winged putto spearing a wild boar, in the Miletus Museum, Miletus, Aydin, Turkey. Miletus was an Ancient Greek city on the Western coast of Anatolia. Although settlement began here millennia ago, its heyday was in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The city was finally abandoned in the Ottoman era when the harbours silted up. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of men hunting with spears in prehistoric times. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of men hunting with spears in prehistoric times. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of men hunting with spears in prehistoric times. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of men hunting with spears in prehistoric times. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of men hunting with spears in prehistoric times. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Patio de la Monteria, or Courtyard of the Hunt, where the King would assemble with his nobles and scouts or monteros to go hunting, and the facade of the Mudejar Palace, or Palacio del Rey Don Pedro, built by Pedro I of Castile, 1334-1369, in 1364, in the Real Alcazar, a Moorish royal palace in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The Alcazar was first founded as a fort in 913, then developed as a palace in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers. The Alcazar is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wild boar hunt, painted canvas, 18th century, in the Salon Vert or green living room, probably originally the medieval kitchen, at Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. In 1908 the abbey was bought by Gustave Fayet, an art collector and wine grower, who renovated many of the rooms and commissioned artworks. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. Today the abbey estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal procession from Stupinigi embarking on a stag hunt, 1771-77, by Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli, 1730-1800, in the Sala degli Scudieri, or Armiger Hall at the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • After the royal stag hunt, with meat given to the dogs, 1771-77, by Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli, 1730-1800, in the Sala degli Scudieri, or Armiger Hall at the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Gallery, with 6 wall mounted gold hunting trophies by Ignazzio and Filippo Callino, between the Appartamento di Levante and the Salone Centrale, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala degli Scudieri, or Armiger Hall, with wall paintings on canvas 1771-77 of royal stag hunts by Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli, 1730-1800, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala degli Scudieri, or Armiger Hall, with wall paintings on canvas 1771-77 of royal stag hunts by Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli, 1730-1800, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barbet dog in front of a mallard (Chien barbet devant un colvert), detail, oil painting on canvas, by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin, 1699-1779, in a private collection, France. In this hunting scene, a dog approaches a dead mallard, which forms a still life element with a rifle and hunting bag. This painting is thought to have been completed in the 1730s, and is unusual for Chardin in that it depicts a live animal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barbet dog in front of a mallard (Chien barbet devant un colvert), oil painting on canvas, by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin, 1699-1779, in a private collection, France. In this hunting scene, a dog approaches a dead mallard, which forms a still life element with a rifle and hunting bag. This painting is thought to have been completed in the 1730s, and is unusual for Chardin in that it depicts a live animal. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rest of Diana and Actaeon, ceiling painting, 1733, by Charles-Andre van Loo, 1705-65, in the Bedroom of the Appartamenti della Regina, or Queen's Apartments, built 1730s for Polissena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, wife of Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salotto, or Living Room, decorated by Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo, with ceiling painting 1761 by Giovanni Pietro and Pietre Antonio Pozzo, overdoor paintings 1763 by Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli and Neoclassical furniture, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rest of Diana and Actaeon, ceiling painting, 1733, by Charles-Andre van Loo, 1705-65, in the Bedroom of the Appartamenti della Regina, or Queen's Apartments, built 1730s for Polissena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, wife of Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco detail of hunter in the Salone Centrale, or Central Hall, designed by Filippo Juvarra, built 1730-31, decorated 1731-33 by Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani with frescoes of the Triumph of Diana, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Jovin, detail, Gallo-Roman sculpted marble tomb, for Flavius Valerius Jovinus, 4th century AD, in the Musee Saint-Remi, an art and archaeology museum in the Abbey of Saint-Remi, founded 6th century, in Reims, Marne, France. The high relief depicts a lion hunting scene with the deceased hunting on horseback. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Jovin, detail, Gallo-Roman sculpted marble tomb, for Flavius Valerius Jovinus, 4th century AD, in the Musee Saint-Remi, an art and archaeology museum in the Abbey of Saint-Remi, founded 6th century, in Reims, Marne, France. The high relief depicts a lion hunting scene with the deceased hunting on horseback. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene with man on horseback and dog catching a hare, fresco from a room in a Roman house, with circus and hunting scenes on a red background, 4th century AD, from Merida, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunting scene, detail of dogs chasing and attacking a lion, painting, by Frans Snyders, 1579-1657, in the Main Hall or Grand Vestibule, an 18th century room with Louis XV ceiling frescoes, hunting scenes, a glass lantern and Rococo iron balustrade, in Freyr castle, Wallonia, Namur, Ardennes, Belgium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Jovin, Gallo-Roman sculpted marble tomb, for Flavius Valerius Jovinus, 4th century AD, in the Musee Saint-Remi, an art and archaeology museum in the Abbey of Saint-Remi, founded 6th century, in Reims, Marne, France. The high relief depicts a lion hunting scene with the deceased preparing for departure (left) and hunting on horseback (right). The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. Built for hunting parties, the building celebrates the royal hunt in its design and decoration. On the right is the Church of Sant'Uberto, built 1716-29 by Filippo Juvarra. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of Honour with Fontana del Cervo or Fountain of the Stag, at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. In the centre is the original 17th century wing and on the left, the 18th century wing. Built for hunting parties, the building celebrates the royal hunt in its design and decoration. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade with arcade, 17th century, on the Courtyard of Honour, at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. Built for hunting parties, the building celebrates the royal hunt in its design and decoration. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. Built for hunting parties, the building celebrates the royal hunt in its design and decoration. On the right is the Church of Sant'Uberto, built 1716-29 by Filippo Juvarra. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco decoration of hunting motifs, with goat, lion, pig and weapons, Sala di Diana, or Hall of Diana, built 1663, commissioned by Carlo Emanuele II, at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco decoration of hunting dog and hare, in the Sala di Diana, or Hall of Diana, built 1663, commissioned by Carlo Emanuele II, at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical ruins, painting in the Sala delle Prospettive, or Hall of Perspectives, decorated with restored trompe l'oeil architectural painted panels, 1751-53, by Giovanni Battista Alberoni, used as a living room, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted door housing altar, in the Capella di Sant'Uberto, used until 1767 as the Sala delle Buffetti or banqueting hall, with decorative painting and stucco by Ignazio Birago, Giacomo Borri, Ignazio Nipote and Gaetano Perego, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Balcony for musicians in the Salone Centrale, or Central Hall, designed by Filippo Juvarra, built 1730-31, decorated 1731-33 by Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani with frescoes of the Triumph of Diana, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bonzanigo Room, housing work by the furniture maker Giuseppe Bonzanigo, 1745-1820, including grisaille wall sculptures and the blue pastiglia music cabinet (possibly by Bolgie), in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rear facade of the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was extended by many architects and contains 137 rooms and 17 galleries, and now houses the Museo di Arte e Ammobiliamento. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gabinetto di Paolina Borghese, or Bathroom of Paolina Borghese, with white marble bathtub carved with eagles and garlands, 19th century, and Bonzanigo style table and mirror, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade of the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi at night, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was extended by many architects and contains 137 rooms and 17 galleries, and now houses the Museo di Arte e Ammobiliamento. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Thomas II of Savoy, 1199-1259, regent of Savoy, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Humbert I, known as Umberto Biancomano, 950-1048, first count of Savoy, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0502.jpg
  • Floral painted panels in the Salotto degli Specchi, or Hall of Mirrors, decorated in a Rococo style with stucco and mirrors, 1766, by Giovanni Pietro Pozzo, with woodwork by Michele Antonio Rapous, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0487.jpg
  • Ceiling of the Salotto degli Specchi, or Hall of Mirrors, decorated in a Rococo style with stucco and mirrors, 1766, by Giovanni Pietro Pozzo, with woodwork by Michele Antonio Rapous, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom of the duke of Chiablese, with Louis XV style 4-poster bed, red wallpaper, overdoors painted 1763 by Michele Antonio Rapous, Piedmontese style inlaid furniture by Pietro Piffetti, and ceiling painting 1761 by Giacomo Borri, in the Appartamento del duca del Chiablese, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Biblioteca, or Library, with wood panelling by Benedetto Alfieri, Giovanni Battista Ugliengo and Gabriele Capello, and painted door panels by Giuseppe Nogari, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0478.jpg
  • Salotti Cinese, or Chinese Rooms, 2 small living rooms decorated with chinoiserie tempera painted rice paper wallpaper, mid 18th century, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0476.jpg
  • Main facade of the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was extended by many architects and contains 137 rooms and 17 galleries, and now houses the Museo di Arte e Ammobiliamento. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom, with ceiling fresco 1733 by Charles-Andre van Loo, 1705-65, and painted panels 1737 by Francesco Fariano, in the Appartamenti della Regina, or Queen's Apartments, built 1730s for Polissena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, wife of Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Capella di Sant'Uberto, used until 1767 as the Sala delle Buffetti or banqueting hall, with altar behind painted doors, and decorative painting and stucco by Ignazio Birago, Giacomo Borri, Ignazio Nipote and Gaetano Perego, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salone Centrale, or Central Hall, designed by Filippo Juvarra, built 1730-31, decorated 1731-33 by Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani with frescoes of the Triumph of Diana, and 36 deer head sculptures by Giuseppe Marocco, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Filiberto I, 1465-82,  known as Il Cacciatore or The Hunter, duke of Savoy 1472-82, with hunting dogs and falcon, oil painting on canvas, early 17th century, by Piedmontese artist, in the Citroniera or lemon house at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Henrietta Adelaide of Savoy and Ferdinand of Bavaria, hunting, oil painting on canvas, 1658-63, by Jan Miel, 1599-1664, in the Sala di Diana, or Hall of Diana, at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francesco Giacinto and Carlo Emanuele II of Savoy, sons of Vittorio Amedeo I and Christine of France, as children with real tennis racket and goldfinch, oil painting on canvas, c. 1638, by Saubada artist, in the Biblioteca, or Library, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted wall panel in oriental style with stork and pine tree, by Christiano Wehrlin, in the Sala da Giocco, or Games Room, used as a drawing room and music room in the 18th century, in the apartments of the duke of Chiablese, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0526.jpg
  • Stable, by Filippo Juvarra, 1678-1736, with stag sculpture, emblem of Stupinigi, 1766, by Francesco Ladatte, originally atop the central dome, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The stable is now a Portrait Gallery, housing 12 wooden medallions with portraits of Savoy ancestors, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salone Centrale, or Central Hall, designed by Filippo Juvarra, built 1730-31, decorated 1731-33 by Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani with frescoes of the Triumph of Diana, and 36 deer head sculptures by Giuseppe Marocco, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0524.jpg
  • Shuttlecock game, detail of the chinoiserie tempera painted rice paper wallpaper, mid 18th century, in the Salotti Cinese, or Chinese Rooms, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0520.jpg
  • Cherubs playing, painted door panel, 1765-66 by Vittorio Amedeo Rapous, 1728-1800, in the Sala da Pranzo, or Dining Room, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala da Pranzo, or Dining Room, with ceiling and panels painted 1765-66 by Gaetano Perego and Vittorio Amedeo Rapous, 1728-1800, with Neoclassical style furniture and portraits attributed to Liotard, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala da Giocco, or Games Room, used as a drawing room and music room in the 18th century, with chinoiserie wall paintings by Christiano Wehrlin, ceiling painting, 1765, by Giovanni Pietro Pozzo, and French Louis XV style inlaid gaming table, in the apartments of the duke of Chiablese, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0517.jpg
  • Ceiling of the Salotto degli Specchi, or Hall of Mirrors, decorated in a Rococo style with stucco and mirrors, 1766, by Giovanni Pietro Pozzo, with woodwork by Michele Antonio Rapous, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0514.jpg
  • Salotto degli Specchi, or Hall of Mirrors, decorated in a Rococo style with stucco and mirrors, 1766, by Giovanni Pietro Pozzo, with woodwork by Michele Antonio Rapous and iron chandelier, 1740s, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0513.jpg
  • Sala delle Prospettive, or Hall of Perspectives, decorated with restored trompe l'oeil architectural painted panels, 1751-53, by Giovanni Battista Alberoni, used as a living room, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0512.jpg
  • Altar behind painted doors, in the Capella di Sant'Uberto, used until 1767 as the Sala delle Buffetti or banqueting hall, with decorative painting and stucco by Ignazio Birago, Giacomo Borri, Ignazio Nipote and Gaetano Perego, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0511.jpg
  • Main facade of the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi at night, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was extended by many architects and contains 137 rooms and 17 galleries, and now houses the Museo di Arte e Ammobiliamento. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Humbert III the Blessed, 1136-89, count of Savoy 1148-88, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amedeo IV, 1197-1253, count of Savoy 1233-53, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peter I, 1048-78, count of Savoy, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boniface, 1245-63, count of Savoy 1253-63, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beroldo, duke of Saxony, progenitor of Savoy, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amedeo I, 975-1052, count of Savoy, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0501.jpg
  • Amedeo II, 1050-80, count of Savoy 1078-80, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Otto, 1023-60, count of Savoy 1051-60, 1 of 12 wooden medallions with bas-relief portraits of Savoy ancestors, 1770-80, by Piedmontese sculptor, commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Stable, now a Portrait Gallery, designed by Filippo Juvarra, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1733-324, by Giovanni Battista Crosato, painted ceiling of the Antechamber, in the Appartamenti della Regina, or Queen's Apartments, built 1730s for Polissena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, wife of Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti carrying flowers and driving stag drawn chariot through clouds, detail from Rest of Diana and Actaeon, ceiling painting, 1733, by Charles-Andre van Loo, 1705-65, in the Bedroom of the Appartamenti della Regina, or Queen's Apartments, built 1730s for Polissena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, wife of Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0497.jpg
  • Altar behind painted doors, in the Capella di Sant'Uberto, used until 1767 as the Sala delle Buffetti or banqueting hall, with decorative painting and stucco by Ignazio Birago, Giacomo Borri, Ignazio Nipote and Gaetano Perego, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail from the Salone Centrale, or Central Hall, designed by Filippo Juvarra, built 1730-31, decorated 1731-33 by Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani with frescoes of the Triumph of Diana, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail from the Salone Centrale, or Central Hall, designed by Filippo Juvarra, built 1730-31, decorated 1731-33 by Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani with frescoes of the Triumph of Diana, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chandelier in crystal and bronze, erected to celebrate the wedding of Maria Teresa of Savoy in 1773, in the Salone Centrale, or Central Hall, designed by Filippo Juvarra, built 1730-31, decorated 1731-33 by Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani with frescoes of the Triumph of Diana, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical ruins, painting in the Sala delle Prospettive, or Hall of Perspectives, decorated with restored trompe l'oeil architectural painted panels, 1751-53, by Giovanni Battista Alberoni, used as a living room, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0489.jpg
  • Fisherman, detail of the chinoiserie tempera painted rice paper wallpaper, mid 18th century, in the Salotti Cinese, or Chinese Rooms, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0488.jpg
  • Cherubs playing, painted fireplace panel, 1765-66 by Vittorio Amedeo Rapous, 1728-1800, in the Sala da Pranzo, or Dining Room, in the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting residence, rebuilt and designed early 18th century by Filippo Juvarra for Vittorio Amedeo II of Savoy, in Stupinigi, Nichelino, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC22_ITALY_MC_0485.jpg
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