"Vedutisti" Landscape painters in Massa Carrara

"Vedutisti" Landscape painters in Massa Carrara

 On the trail of the masterpieces of landscape painters inspired by the places of our province.

Itinerary certainly original and innovative that wants to analyze a piece of local art history rarely told: the one related to famous personalities such as Ernst Fries, Bontemps, Fontanesi, Nicolaj Nicolaevic  and many others who fell in love with our area and painted canvas of indescribable wonder- known all over the world-to express the rare beauty of our area. 
A tour this, designed for enthusiasts of art and design -such as students of landscape painting, landscape artists "in their own way" or students of art schools or members of particular courses / clubs related to painting, to 'architecture-which aims to retrace the places that in 1800 have inspired famous painters and architects who stayed in our area. A modern retrace, of the artistic Grand Tours  of 1800.

For example in proposing a visit to the Castello Malaspina di Massa,it  will be really fascinating to introduce the same castle from the point of view of these landscapers who have represented it in the past, allowing the observation of the castle from the vantage point that gave birth to the paintings and subsequently lead a guided tour that explains the actual history of the Castle. It is an analysis of the place that you could go to paint-privately or in groups during the same visit-following in the footsteps of the greats. And 'therefore it is a must dwell on the history and works of these celebrated artists who have represented our area so incredibly.

The same kind of artistic analysis of the territory is also applicable to a visit in Carrara marble quarries, where it would be possible to analyze with different eyes these places of marble, through the study of these incredible pictorial representations of our territory unique characteristics .