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an old document with gold leaf and wreath brooch on it, sitting on top of the paper

As you know from reading past posts, I love using classical motifs in my home and always look for furniture, picture frames etc. that have either a crest, Fleur de lis, or Greek Key hidden somewhere on them. This post is about another of my obsessions, the laurel or laurel wreath which is predominate in Neoclassical Decorative Arts.The laurel wreath is a common motif in architecture, furniture, and textiles. The laurel wreath is seen carved in the stone and decorative plaster works of Robert…

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small yellow flowers are blooming on the tree

The bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) of the plant family Lauraceae, also known as sweet bay, bay tree, true laurel, Grecian laurel. Laurel tree, is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glossy leaves, native to the Mediterranean region. It is the source of the bay leaf used in cooking.

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a painting of a hand holding a plant

✍️ "Apollon and Daphne" (c. 1743-1744) by Giambattista Tiepolo depicts an episode from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Daphne seeks to escape Apollo. The Venetian artist shows as simultaneous the end of Apollo's chase and the nymph's transformation into a laurel tree: she half-turns towards Apollo, but already the laurel shoots sprouting from her fingertips make it clear how her flight must end. - 📸© RMN - Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) / Franck Raux

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