San Gimignano — Fine Art

San Gimignano takes in a row of tall stone towers rising above a Tuscan town. The buildings sit in a measured line drawing, each block built up with short strokes against an open sky. MC Escher worked in this graphic print practice, using ink and tight pen lines to hold the shapes.

The print is mounted in a fine art frame that can follow the room. A light frame sits against a dark wall, or a dark frame goes on a pale wall. The frame finish can match wooden furniture beside it.

A hallway wall keeps the long line of towers where you pass each day. You notice the steady ink strokes at the top of the page first, then the blank ground below.