Crete Senesi op canvas, dibond en poster door Stefano Orazzini

The Crete Senesi is a territory of Tuscany located south of the city of Siena. The name "crete" derives from the clayey soils present in this area. The characteristic gray and light blue color of these lands gives the landscape a lunar aspect, especially in the periods following the autumn and winter plowing. The bare and undulating hills of this area, and those of the Val d’Orcia, constitute the classic imagery of the Tuscan countryside in the world. The symbolic tree of the Crete Senesi is the cypress: solitary on top of a hill, gathered in small groves or arranged in long rows along the roads that lead to the farmhouses. The almost total absence of woods - there are only a few small ones in the hollows between the hills - allows you to sweep the view for many miles: from the skyline of nearby Siena in the north, to the top of Mount Amiata which rises in the views south of the Crete. I love to photograph this area of Tuscany during two periods of the year: early autumn and late spring. In autumn, the colors are fantastic, the orange foliage of the trees magically blends with the colder pastel color of the freshly plowed land and the frequent morning mists make the landscape wonderful. In late spring, however, the colors are more vibrant and the different crops that cover the hills profoundly change the appearance of the landscape, making some views of the same area almost unrecognizable from one year to another. I usually choose sunrise hours and espec

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  1. De oude boerderij van Crete Senesi, Toscane

    157,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  2. Elf bomen (2021)

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm




  3. Glooiende heuvels in Crete Senesi. Toscane

    148,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  4. Zonsondergang in Crete Senesi, Toscane

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  5. Route van de via Francigena. Toscane

    173,- ArtFrame™, 80x50 cm



  6. Lichtspel op de Kreta Senesi

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm





  7. De kleuren van Crete Senesi. Toscane

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  8. De steeneik van Pieve a Salti

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  9. Landweg met cipressen. Toscane

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  10. Weg met cipressen. Toscane

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  11. Weg op het platteland. Toscane

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  12. Glooiende heuvels en eenzame boom. Toscane

    173,- ArtFrame™, 80x50 cm



  13. Toscaans landschap, cipres en een weg

    179,- ArtFrame™, 80x55 cm


  14. Cipressen en grindweg in Toscane, Italië

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  15. Platteland in Crete Senesi. Toscane

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  16. Het kerkje tussen de cipressen

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  17. Herfstlandschap. Kleurrijke bossen in Toscane

    179,- ArtFrame™, 80x55 cm


  18. Twee bomen op de route van de via Francigena

    169,- ArtFrame™, 55x70 cm



  19. De bewaker van de Kreta

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm