PIAZZA NAVONA ROME ITALY modern impressionist textural impasto knife oil painting Ana Maria Edulescu
by Ana Maria Edulescu
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Title
PIAZZA NAVONA ROME ITALY modern impressionist textural impasto knife oil painting Ana Maria Edulescu
Artist
Ana Maria Edulescu
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
ORIGINAL TEXTURAL IMPASTO PALETTE KNIFE OIL PAINTING ON STRETCHED CANVAS, 30 X 20 CM ( DEPTH - 2 CM ) // 12 X 8 INCHES ( DEPTH - 0.8 INCH
Inspired by my travel to Rome, Italy, this painting presents a beautiful view of Piazza Navona with Fontana del Moro ( Moor Fountain ) in the foreground. While my husband and I were there we stayed at a very nice hotel exactly near Piazza Navona . All the mornings we had our coffees at the wonderful terraces in Piazza Navona and I made some sketches there.
I realized this modern textural impressionist oil painting in impasto technique by applying thick layers of oil paints with different types of palette knives. In this way I am able to create various palette knife strokes and textures that, by interacting one with each other, give a semi abstract feeling to my paintings.
Fontana del Moro (Moor Fountain) is a fountain located at the southern end of the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. It represents a Moor, or African (perhaps originally meant to be Neptune), standing in a conch shell, wrestling with a dolphin, surrounded by four Tritons. It is placed in a basin of rose-colored marble.
The fountain was originally designed by Giacomo della Porta in 1575 with the dolphin and four Tritons. In 1653, the statue of the Moor, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was added. In 1874, during a restoration of the fountain, the original statues were moved to the Galleria Borghese and replaced with copies.
Piazza Navona is a square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as "Circus Agonalis" ("competition arena"). It is believed that over time the name changed to in avone to navone and eventually to navona.
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred there from the Campidoglio, Piazza Navona was transformed into a highly significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art during the pontificate of Innocent X, who reigned from 1644 until 1655, and whose family palace, the Palazzo Pamphili, faced the piazza. It features important sculptural and creations: in the center stands the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, topped by the Obelisk of Domitian, brought in pieces from the Circus of Maxentius; the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini, Girolamo Rainaldi, Carlo Rainaldi and others; and the aforementioned Pamphili palace, also by Girolamo Rainaldi, that accommodates the long gallery designed by Borromini and frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.
Piazza Navona Flooded by Antonio Joli. Circa 1760
Piazza Navona has two other fountains. At the southern end is the Fontana del Moro with a basin and four Tritons sculpted by Giacomo della Porta (1575) to which, in 1673, Bernini added a statue of a Moor, wrestling with a dolphin. At the northern end is the Fountain of Neptune (1574) also created by Giacomo della Porta; the statue of Neptune, by Antonio Della Bitta, was added in 1878 to create a balance with La Fontana del Moro.
During its history, the piazza has hosted theatrical events and other ephemeral activities. From 1652 until 1866, when the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every Saturday and Sunday in August in elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family. The pavement level was raised in the 19th century, and in 1869 the market was moved to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza square.
PIAZZA NAVONA ROME ITALY is a modern impressionist textural impasto palette knife oil painting by Ana Maria Edulescu.
Original painting has been sold to a collector from Spain.
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Comments (32)
Mike Nahorniak
Very cool scene Ana Maria! the shadowing is perfect and it looks exactly as I would think an Italian fountain scene would look! F/V
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 February: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ . If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to Twitter. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (February 24, 2019)
Jane Small
Oh what an astonishing painting Ana! Love every single brushstroke. You so beautifully distilled out the details of the statues for maximum simplicity and effect. You also achieved such a sublime glow on the buildings. Marvelous to view! Wishing you a very peaceful Christmas time.J xx
Konstantinos Charalampopoulos
Absolutely wonderful artwork Ana ! Very nice colors and presentation of theme in combination with the knife teqnique ! Wish you Merry Christmas and Happy new year 2019 with health ,hapiness and inspiration for creativity , And I wish all your dreams come true ! f / l
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful picture has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - all the links are provided on our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * You are also invited to post it to our group's blog: travelartpix.com for worldwide exposure!
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!!. Women Painters has featured your artwork. Great work. Love the colours and composition!! F
AnnaJo Vahle
I love this fabulous painting, Ana Maria. I used to do the same thing in the same area....sketching and painting...when I lived in Italy. Your paintings often take me back....happy memories. f/l
Chava Silverman
Magnificent, Ana!! The sculptured figures are so massively impressive and relate so integrally to the architecture! Recalls all the power and glory of ancient Rome, all that draws us back to this fascinating city again and again... I love the joy in all your work...
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations Ana, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of “Impressionism” group! Feel free to add it to the featured art archive and any of your accepted work in the group to the catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work! Lori
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our Homepage!
R W Goetting
This is striking Ana! The composition has the solidity of Cezanne and the use of color is extraordinary. This painting brings back nice memories of my visit there years ago. LF!
VIVA Anderson
Where to begin? This is so beautifully painted,and so thoughtfully unique because of your special 'way' with the knife,with colour,with inspiration. You are so gifted, Ana,and your passions are our joys to share. I love this so fluid depiction of the statues,and,compliments on the wonderful write-up,too. I am so glad you were here, in Roma,inspired .... Kudos,compliments,f.v......(this is a piazza I do remember so well....all the better now,thank you). f.v......VIVA
Ana Maria Edulescu replied:
Thank you so much, VIVA. I am so glad you like this painting. Much appreciated.
Meg Shearer
I love how you painted the statues Ana! And love the colors and style and your technique! Gorgeous work!!! l/f!