Chinoiserie

In the window of the Galleria L’Auriga, in Sdrucciolo de’ Pitti 20, in Florence, from 6th to 10th May, a Chinese table created for export will be displayed. The event falls within the programme of the initiatives linked to the first edition of the Festival d’Europa. The style study behind the table is typically English but with carving finishes of bats in Chinese style. As a matter of fact, in Europe, the style of the Oriental art had a great diffusion in the 17th century and an artistic trend called “chinoiserie” emerged, which took Oriental charms reviewed and reinterpreted with various materials and in the different artistic expressions of the European artists.