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Franco Maria Ricci Editore
Mirabilia
8622

Braganza’s Crown Jewels

Texts by José Alberto Ribeiro e Giuseppe Scaraffia
2023 / 144 PAGES. Language: English, Italian, Portugues
Through the story of Lisbon’s Palácio da Ajuda and its treasure, this volume will revel unexpected reflections and curious details of the history of Portugal from the perspective of its queens, as sparkling and multifaceted as the jewels they wore.
Not even Ovid’s lively imagination, especially versed in the topic of metamorphoses, could imagine a palace transformed – almost as if by magic – into a treasure chest. Yet such was the fate in store for the Palácio da Ajuda, built in 1795 in Lisbon to house the riches of the Portuguese Empire following the destruction of the Paço de Ribeiro and the burning down of its replacement. Thanks to interventions by King Luís I, and especially by his wife Maria Pia of Savoy, the palace finally took on its current shape: a refined aristocratic dwelling that gathered all sorts of artworks. Today, it benevolently welcomes anyone wishing to explore its treasures, the most glittering of which may well be the Royal Treasure Museum – indeed, its most gorgeous and astonishing pieces are illustrated in the pages of this volume. On display with a new layout since 2022, the museum houses jewellery, coins and other valuable items belonging to the royal family of Braganza. The volume retraces the history of both the palace itself (with a text by José Alberto Ribeiro) and of the Braganza family, explored in Giuseppe Scaraffia’s text through the lives of its queens.
Franco Maria Ricci Editore
Franco Maria Ricci Editore
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Franco Maria Ricci Editore
Franco Maria Ricci Editore
Franco Maria Ricci Editore