The town of the archaeological site of Palù
A view of the beauties of the town of Polcenigo during the #italiagrandsketchingtour
After the visit to the church of San Giacomo, I went back to the town center, but first I tried to capture this corner of the town from the hill. An audacious perspective including the river that crosses the town and some of the beautiful building and villas from the 15th Century that enrich the historical center. I loved that background of the mountains even if the sky was a bit cloudy.
Polcenigo was a great surprise, with its small streets, the loggias and the rich buildings that testify the history of the town under the Venetian domination.
As many towns in the area, Polcenigo was inhabited since the prehistory. But here in particular, an hunting and gathering tribe inhabited the area and constructed the archaeological site of Palù. An area of pile-dwelling village from the 5th Millennium BC when, unique in the world and that is now visitable.
Through the centuries the town passed different domination, some more favorable and some less. In particular the Turkish armies arrived here and destroyed everything, while it was reconstructed by the Venetian that gave the town the actual aspect.
Title of the painting ‘A view of the beauties of the town of Polcenigo’
This is a painting from the Italia Grand Sketching Tour Collection, a series of original ink and watercolor paintings done on location during my tour to discovery the marvelous Italian heritage. All paintings are also available as numbered and originally signed prints.
The painting is also featured in the book about my motorbike Italian tour. By acquiring this work you will get to know better Italy also thanks to a personalized story about this place that I will include in the package.
Painting information:
- Watercolor and ink on white paper
- Size 19 x 28.5 cm (7.5 x 11.2 inches)
- Shipped in a box
- Certificate of authenticity will be sent with the painting
