i feel quite overwhelmed right now,
(it's just that my "procrastinate now, panic later" life motto entered into the "panic" stage),
so now you get it, too. :P :P
what you see is contemporary russian baroque.
it beats me why people would do this, but still, they do. (some, at least.)
they have their initials put into marble (pic two).
they even put their statue up before (or on top of?) their house (palace, that is).
pour gold over everything, except marble, maybe.
and stuff like that.
but if you watch closely, you'll see some beautiful details, too.
like the brocade of the curtain in this last pic... or the tassles. :)
if i'm not mistaken, this palace is somewhere outside sankt petersburg.
architect: igor gremitsky.
more info on this project here.
these pics appeared in russian magazine salon interior.
all scans made by fima-psuchopadt. (more pics, too.)
well, a friend of mine paints baroque frescos for russian millionaires...
just in case you're interested in ordering one.
hugs,
agnes
:)