Eight Landscapes
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About Reproduction
Bring the timeless beauty of Marco Ricci's Eight Landscapes into your home with a handmade oil painting reproduction. Carefully recreated on canvas by skilled artists using traditional techniques, this piece captures the delicate brushwork, subtle light, and vibrant color of the original masterpiece. With museum-level quality and rich texture, it brings elegance and artistic depth to any space. Enjoy free shipping and make this masterpiece a part of your personal collection.
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Original Description
Step into the luminous world of Eight Landscapes by Marco Ricci, where golden light dances across dramatic Italian vistas. Created circa 1700-1730 during Venice's Grand Tour heyday, these intimate oil paintings (each approximately 40x60cm) showcase Ricci's revolutionary fusion of Venetian colorism with Northern European precision. As nephew of the famed Sebastiano Ricci, Marco pioneered the 18th-century landscape revival, bridging Tiepolo's theatricality and Canaletto's topographical exactness. The series—depicting craggy mountains, crumbling ruins, and shepherds' idylls—epitomizes the capriccio genre where reality and imagination intertwine. Now housed in Museo del Settecento Veneziano, these works profoundly influenced Guardi and later Romantic painters with their emotive play of stormy skies and sunlit meadows, making them pivotal in transitioning from Baroque grandeur to Rococo lyricism.
For interiors, Ricci's landscapes offer versatile elegance. Hang the complete octet in a symmetrical grid within wood-paneled studies or corporate lobbies to create an "academy wall" effect—their uniform sizing (consider 1:1.5 ratio replicas) ensures harmony, while gilded Salvator Rosa frames enhance their Old Master pedigree. Select individual panels for cozy spaces: pair the tempestuous mountain scene with deep emerald walls and brass accents in a moody library, or float the bucolic pasture above a cream linen sofa for neo-Classical freshness. The paintings' earthy ochres and teal tones naturally complement Farrow & Ball's "Drop Cloth" or "De Nimes" palettes. In modern offices, display enlarged details as focal points alongside sleek Eames chairs—Ricci's compositional balance translates remarkably well to contemporary spaces, bridging 18th-century craftsmanship with minimalist aesthetics through shared principles of negative space and nature's grandeur.
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Lead Time & Shipping
When you order this oil painting replica, it typically takes 2-3 weeks to paint. If the artwork is more complex, it might need a little more time to ensure the best quality. Once it's ready, we'll send you a photo for your approval. After you give the green light, we'll ship it to you for free.
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Return & Refund
We believe in the quality of our hand-painted oil painting reproductions, and your satisfaction is our priority. If for any reason, you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, we offer a 45-day return policy. You can return your artwork within 45 days of receipt and receive a full refund. Please note that the artwork must be returned in the original packaging and in the same condition as it was received.
