Italy Portofino Harbor Sunrise Modern Impressionist Palette Knife Oil Painting By Ana Maria Edulescu
by Ana Maria Edulescu
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Italy Portofino Harbor Sunrise Modern Impressionist Palette Knife Oil Painting By Ana Maria Edulescu
Artist
Ana Maria Edulescu
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Painting - Oil On Canvas
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ORIGINAL PALETTE KNIFE MODERN IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON STRETCHED CANVAS, SIZES : WIDTH - 36 INCHES, HEIGHT - 20 INCHES, DEPTH - 1 INCH.
Colorful boats and houses soothed by the magical sunrise light, in the wonderful and picturesque Portofino, Italy ...
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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Anupama Arora Mallik
Vivid colors. Congratulations. Lovely palette knife creations and as bright as can be.
Nick Boren
This one really catches my eye and the composition with the boats in the foreground is simply perfect Ana. :-) FV
Marsha Heiken
Ana,Love this one because it makes me think of Europe. I am not good with Geography! You get to live among the Geography I can't learn. It is so beautiful there.Most of all it seems romantic. Dear friend. FV
Aline Halle-Gilbert
As always , a beautiful painting ! Congradulations for your feature in the Gallery Wall group !
Ginger Wakem
What an amazingly wonderful style of painting Anna! Congratulations on your Gallery Wall feature!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fabulous painting in your marvelous unique style, Ana Maria! Congratulations on your THE GALLERY WALL feature! L/F
CJ Anderson
Congratulations, Ana Maria! Your excellent painting was selected to be exhibited on the homepage of THE GALLERY WALL where our theme of this week this all about "Boats."
Ana Maria Edulescu replied:
Thank you so much, CJ. Appreciate a lot your support and your hard work in the group.
Jacqueline Athmann
OH HAPPY Day!!! This photo makes me feel happy so it's been featured on the Oh Happy Day group homepage. F/L 12.29.16