THE BIDET'S ARRIVAL IN ITALY In the Protestant countries of northern Europe, the bidet was often viewed as nothing less than an emissary of the devil. In the late 18th century, Maria Carolina of Habsburg-Lorraine, Queen of Naples, decided to make a bold decision for her time and installed a bidet in the Palace of Caserta. In her lavish neoclassical marble bath, the bidet was a novelty and it can still be seen there today. The widespread adoption of this bath accessory in more ordinary Italian homes didn’t occur until World War II, however. The Bidet’s Big Break: A Case for the Fixture’s History and Installation | Architectural Digest
No comments:
Post a Comment