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The Big House, Whitney Plantation. This is also one of the very few historic American houses known to have received decorative wall and ceiling paintings on both its exterior and its interior, which are believed to have been done by Domenico Canova. These paintings were cleaned and restored by Elise Grenier of Grenier Conservation, Florence, Italy.

The Big House, Whitney Plantation. This is also one of the very few historic American houses known to have received decorative wall and ceiling paintings on both its exterior and its interior, which are believed to have been done by Domenico Canova. These paintings were cleaned and restored by Elise Grenier of Grenier Conservation, Florence, Italy.

Origin:
Whitney Plantation, Louisiana, United States
Date:
18th century
Item type:
Building

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