👑Design like a king—choose your marble
🪨 The Galería de las Colecciones Reales (@galeriacoleccionesreales - Royal Collections Gallery) in Madrid unveils a new exhibition: “Su Majestad Escoja”, open from April 24th in the Bourbon section of the museum. It focuses on a remarkable 18th-century object: the marble sample cabinet of Spain’s royal architects, used to advise the monarch on interior designs across the royal residences.
📦 This rare ensemble—comprising over 300 marble specimens—was created by order of the Crown and meticulously assembled by Giovanni Battista Sacchetti and Francesco Sabatini. Housed in elegant pine chests, it allowed kings to literally “choose” the stone that would shape the aesthetics of their palaces.
🏛️ Two extraordinary results of those choices can still be admired today inside the Palacio Real de Madrid. The Salón Gasparini—one of the most refined examples of Rococo interior design—includes rich combinations of portoro, jaspe sanguíneo and other luxurious stones selected from the same catalog.
🎟️ “Su Majestad Escoja” is more than a look into materials—it’s a glimpse into taste, power, and the subtle diplomacy of royal image-making. Don’t miss it. | by jepsolell
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