Portofino - Colorful Boats And Reflections In Dawn Light - Italy Liguria Riviera
by Ana Maria Edulescu
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Title
Portofino - Colorful Boats And Reflections In Dawn Light - Italy Liguria Riviera
Artist
Ana Maria Edulescu
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
ORIGINAL PALETTE KNIFE IMPRESSIONIST PAINTING....
Colorful boats in the magical dawn light, in the wonderful and picturesque Portofino, Italy ...
I was on vacation in this summer ( 2014 ) in Italy and enjoyed the unique charm of the Liguria region.
Portofino is an absolutely charming and picturesque seaside village with pastel houses lining the shore of the harbor, shops, restaurants, cafes and luxury hotels. Known as the resort of the rich and famous, Portofino is part of the Italian Riviera and sits on a peninsula in the Tigullio Golf, east of Genoa, in the nothern Italian region of Liguria.
The reflections of the wonderfully colorful houses on the crystalline green water of the harbor fascinated me in the unique light of the dawn.
''According to Pliny the Elder, Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf.
The village is mentioned in a diploma from 986 by Adelaide of Italy, which assigned it to the nearby Abbey of San Fruttoso di Capodimonte. In 1171, together with the neighbouring Santa Margherita Ligure, it was included in Rapallo's commune jurisdiction. After 1229 it was part of the Republic of Genoa. The town's natural harbour supported a fleet of fishing boats, but was somewhat too cramped to provide more than a temporary safe haven for the growing merchant marine of the Republic of Genoa.
In 1409 Portofino was sold to the Republic of Florence by Charles VI of France, but when the latter was ousted from Genoa the Florentine gave it back. In the 15th century it was a fief of families such as the Fieschi, Spinola, Adorno and Doria.
In 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia and, from 1861, of the unified Kingdom of Italy.
In the late 19th century, first British, then other Northern European aristocratic tourists began to visit Portofino, which they reached by horse and cart from Santa Margherita Ligure. Aubrey Herbert and Elizabeth von Arnim were amongst the more famous English people to make the area fashionable.[4] Eventually more expatriates built expensive vacation houses, and by 1950 tourism had supplanted fishing as the town's chief industry, and the waterfront was a continuous ring of restaurants and caf�s.
Portofino became famous in the 1950s with the song "Love In Portofino" which was written by Leo Chiosso and composed by Fred Buscaglione, and released on 12 May 1958. Fred Buscaglione was also the first singer to perform it.[5]
Legendary actor Sir Rex Harrison owned a villa in Portofino which he named San Genesio after the Roman Catholic patron saint of actors.
Portofino has inspired a re-creation of the sea side town around the harbour at Tokyo DisneySea in Chiba, Japan.
There is a full scale replication, in authentic detail, at the Portofino Bay at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, USA, which opened in September 1999.
Portofino is often thought to be the inspiration for Sir Clough Williams Ellis' Italianate village named Portmeirion, built between 1925 and 1975, in Wales, UK. However, this was repeatedly denied by the architect.
Portofino was also featured in the television series Top Gear (Episode 5, Series 12). Richard Hammond, in a Ferrari Daytona raced James May in a carbon fibre powerboat from Portofino to St Tropez.
Andrea Bocelli recorded a concert in Portofino, which was released on DVD.
Portofino is the eponym of Frank Schaeffer's Portofino: A Novel (1992). It was the first of Schaeffer's Calvin Becker Trilogy.[6]
Portofino is one of the shooting locations of the 1995 Antonioni / Wenders film, Beyond the Clouds.[7]
Canadian musicians Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne honeymooned in Portofino in July 2013.'' (Wikipedia)
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Mary Chris Hines
Just gorgeous, Ana Maria! This has such vibrant colors - like all your work! Marvelous! l/fv
Marsha Heiken
Ana,Again I want to tell you how much I admire this paint. Great colors,textures and how wonderful you it is you sold this original awhile ago. Have a lovely day. Can't be on keys to long,cause pain in fingers, etc....Hugs dearest friend.Hope all is well,Marsha FV
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Excellent colors ,textures,and bold boats!!!!!! Every inch of this painting is taken care, and worth while observing both to artists as well as to any viewers.Ana Maria, really i love this. L/F
Genevieve Esson
Stunning artwork Ana! Brilliantly painted with magical colors and sumptuous amounts of paint. Love the thick textures and like the painting is still wet! v/f
Mary Wolf
Ana Maria, you certainly know how to add extra sparkle and life to your amazing paintings! This is another wonderful one with such vibrant jewel like colors. L/F
R W Goetting
Another in a series of highly successful paintings. These are so full of light and life Ana. It is as if we were able to take a quick trip there and soak up the sunlight!
Marsha Heiken
Ana,Wonderful Painting. I wish I could paint again. Maybe someday. Miss you. Hugs dear friend,Marsha Very weak! fv
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