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- 1Messina's 1742 Senatorial Carriage Draws Fresh Attention●Wheel, Senatorial Sedan (1742), Regional Museum of Messina, Sicily, Italy “The Senate Carriage of Messina was created in
The Senate Carriage of Messina, an ornate 1742 ceremonial sedan held at the Regional Museum of Messina in Sicily, is being highlighted online. The carriage was crafted by woodcarvers Domenico Biondo and Letterio Paladino, regarded among the finest interpreters of the new 18th-century pictorial language. Posts focus on a detail of one of its wheels, drawing interest in the craftsmanship and the museum piece itself.