Senatorial Sedan (1742), Regional Museum of Messina, Sicily, Italy “The Senate Carriage of Messina was created in 1742 by the woodcarver Domenico Biondo and Letterio Paladino, among the finest interpreters of the new 18th-century pictorial language, who created the elegant painted decorations. The carriage comes from the Palazzo Senatorio. Constructed of carved, gilded, and painted wood, it represents one of the finest testimonies to the city's glorious past. Used during solemn celebrations, it was pulled by three pairs of horses and carried the senators and the toga-clad "Master Notary.”” - Il Museo Regionale Di Messina https://welchwrite.com/blog/2026/10/20/sedan/ Follow My Photos on Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/1018221606165135121 #wheel #carriage #carrozza #painted #transportation #art #museum #history #messina #sicily #italy #photography #travel Senatorial Sedan (1742), Regional Museum of Messina, Sicily, Italy “The Senate Carriage of Messina was created in 1742 by the woodcarver Domenico Biondo and Letterio Paladino, among the finest interpreters of the new 18th-century pictorial language, who created the elegant painted decorations. The carriage comes from the Palazzo Senatorio. Constructed of carved, gilded, and painted wood, it represents one of the finest testimonies to the city's glorious past. Used during solemn celebrations, it was pulled by three pairs of horses and carried the senators and the toga-clad "Master Notary.”” - Il Museo Regionale Di Messina https://welchwrite.com/blog/2026/10/20/sedan/ Follow My Photos on Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/1018221606165135121 #wheel #carriage #carrozza #painted #transportation #art #museum #history #messina #sicily #italy #photography #travel