A beautiful, high-ceilinged room, reminiscent of early Romanesque churches. Podere Santa Pia, Holiday house in the south of Tuscany

A beautiful, high-ceilinged room, with a roof reminiscent of early Romanesque churches

This is a very beautiful, high-ceilinged room. The wooden roof structure is striking, reminiscent of early Romanesque churches.
Wooden roofs were a common feature of churches in the Romanesque and early Christian periods, often consisting of simple wooden trusses, beams, and ties to support the roof.

Montalcino, Abbazia di Sant'Antimo, Giochi di luce [1]


Bedroom 1
Podere Santa Pia has a small collection of art and artists’ books, including drawings and etchings by Philippe Vandenberg and Hanns Schimansky. Some of them are on view in this room.
Philippe Vandenberg, Exil de peintre, 2003



Philippe Vandenberg, etchings for Exil de Peintre, Ergo Pers, 2004

Philippe Vandenberg was born in Ghent, Belgium, 1952. In 2003 Philippe Vandenberg created Exil de peintre, an artists’ book published byErgo Pers in a limited edition of 33 copies. Each book includes two volumes : the first volume with 53 etchings and an additional second volume with a suite of 11 etchings, signed and numbered by Philippe Vandenberg. Presentation of Exil de peintre in Caemersklooster, Ghent, Belgium, 2003 \| Installation view Presentation of Exil de peintre in Roger Raveelmuseum, Machelen (Belgium) \| Main d’œuvre \| 20 jaar Ergo Pers in het Roger Raveelmuseum\| Installation view 1 \| Installation view 2 Presentation of Exil de peintre in Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, 2015-2016 \| Main d’œuvre \| 20 jaar Ergo Pers in het Haags Gemeentemuseum \| Gemeentemuseum The Hague \| Installation view


L'Abbazia di Sant'Antimo

Giochi di luce sul soffitto				L'Abbazia di Sant'Antimo, giochi di luce sul soffitto
[1] Photo byDongio, released this work into the public domain.