ROME MAGIC NIGHT textural impressionist impasto palette knife oil painting by Ana Maria Edulescu
by Ana Maria Edulescu
Title
ROME MAGIC NIGHT textural impressionist impasto palette knife oil painting by Ana Maria Edulescu
Artist
Ana Maria Edulescu
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is a close up my original palette knife oil painting '' Rome Spanish Steps by moonlight '' ( a commissioned work for a collector in Canada I painted in 2018 ).
Inspired by my travels to Rome, Italy, this painting presents a colorful night scene of Piazza di Spagna ( Spain Square ) by moonlight. I am in love with Rome and every time I got the chance to wander in this splendid city I got inspired. During late April and early May especially I enjoyed to see the the spring flowers on the Spanish Steps. In this painting it is all about those timeless, suspended hours when the moon is still on sky ...
The Spanish Steps (Italian: Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti) are a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church at the top. The monumental stairway was released in order to connect the Bourbon Spanish embassy (from which the square takes its name) to the Church of Trinità dei Monti.
Piazza di Spagna, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome (Italy). It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, seat of the Embassy of Spain among the Holy See. Nearby is the famed Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In the foreground I painted Fontana della Barcaccia, dating to the beginning of the baroque period, sculpted by Pietro Bernini and his son, the more famous Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The Fontana della Barcaccia ( Fountain of the Boat ) , the sculptural fountain is made into the shape of a half-sunken ship with water overflowing its sides into a small basin. The source of the water comes from the Acqua Vergine, an aqueduct from 19 BCE. Bernini built this fountain to be slightly below street level due to the low water pressure from the aqueduct. Water flows from seven points of fountain: the center baluster; two inside the boat from sun-shaped human faces; and four outside the boat.
According to legend, as the River Tiber flooded in 1598, water carried a small boat into the Piazza di Spagna. When the water receded, a boat was deposited in the center of the square, and it was this event that inspired Bernini's creation. The fountain is decorated with the papal coat of arms of the Barberini family as a reminder of Pope Urban VIII's ancestry.
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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 “2020 June: 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/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (June 29, 2020)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 June: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You are also welcome to share your featured image on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247552766180931/ Thank you for your participation in the group! (June 24, 2020)
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" gallery at Fine Art America! 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.
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of “Impressionism” group! Feel free to add it to the featured art archive and the catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work! Lori
CAROLE SPANDAU
Your artwork has been featured on the homepage of FAA Gallery Home For All Artists Who Create
Chrisann Ellis
Ana Maria, Gorgeous work! and Congratulations!! Your work has been featured on the Home Page of Weekly Fun for All Mediums!!
Bob Hall
Fantastic work, Ana Maria! Vincent van Gogh would be proud my friend! Congrats on your feature!
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our Homepage!