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Total figurative art, sculpture and painting were combined with
the first principles of porcelain by the Chinese in 500 B.C. Unique
pieces were produced and, for the first time in the history of art,
attemps to imitate it were made all over the world until in 1743
Carlo III of Bourbon founded the first european factory to the hill
of Capodimonte. Later, Napoleon authorized use of the imperial initial,
the famous crowned N, in recognition
of the unbeatable quality of the mixture. What does this mixture
actually consist of? Not just kaolin but a much more mysterious
combination of secret formulas which make the Capodimonte porcelain
and in particular the "VENERE PORCELLANE" unique
in the world. Hardly anything is knows about the magic alchemies
of the Capodimonte school. Only some of the tecniques are know:
backing at 1240° and consequent vitrification. It seem easy
! It is during vitrification, however, that the secret formulas
and the skilled hand of the artist Walter
Scapinello are decisive. Finnally there is the colouring,
using powder pigments
wich are also secret and mixed according to personal recipes with
natural essences of turpentine, lavender and other essential oils,
each colour backing at its own temperature. Some of the colours
are o great value "VENERE PORCELLANE", for example,
only uses 24k fine gold wich, with its polished finish, requires
individual backing. Click
here for the map.
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