{"id":2625,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","slug":"old-world-italy-on-our-doorstep-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/lifestyle\/reviews\/italian\/old-world-italy-on-our-doorstep-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Old World Italy On Our Doorstep"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\nWhen I think of Renaissance Italy, I think of the Old Masters. The talented painters who sometimes lead and\u00a0even became\u00a0symbols of religious reform. I think of Caravaggio challenging the status quo, going against the norm\u00a0in his commissions for the clergy, but\u00a0eventually breaking free\u00a0from those commissions and from the confines of each city he\u00a0visited. I think of the paintings, the detail, the light and where they are currently on display, in\u00a0preeminent museums around the world and old churches throughout Italy, and most of all, I think of\u00a0what they represent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanitas, in the Palazzo Versace,\u00a0Dubai is based on Renaissance Italy…like if you were to travel\u00a0back in time to have dinner in Milan in the late 15th century, and your hosts put on a show with fine decor, fine\u00a0tableware and extremely fine dining. The setting is incredibly ornate;\u00a0the Versace home furniture and tableware\u00a0gives a real sense of\u00a0occasion and\u00a0fresh roses on each table add to the romantic flare.<\/p>\n
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