Padiglione dell'Arte Applicata not mailed

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Items (Cataloging Focus)

Title Proper/Title Text
Padiglione dell'Arte Applicata not mailed

Name of Publisher/Creator Identity
Cambursano G., Editore

Dimensions Description
14 x 9 cm.

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

Related Built Environment Objects

• Pavilion of Arts Applied to Industry including China, Japan and Persia

Descriptive Note Text

This colorized photo postcards presents a frontal view of the Padiglione dell'Arte applicata all'Industria. It is a symmetrical, neoclassical structure with a monumental central portico surmounted by a magnificent dome and long, low lateral wings extending on both sides. The design combines ceremonial grandeur with exhibition architecture: a formal façade, broad steps, and restrained ornament that emphasize balance and civic dignity rather than heavy decoration. 

The color palette is soft, and the building’s pastel coloring feels deliberately elegant, almost theatrical, as if designed to evoke an idealized vision of modern exposition architecture.

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-PAAI-0008