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. Elf bomen (2021)

    332,- Ingelijst, 60x60 cm




  2. Glooiende heuvels in Crete Senesi. Toscane

    297,- Ingelijst, 60x60 cm


  3. Zonsondergang in Crete Senesi, Toscane

    299,- Ingelijst, 75x50 cm



  4. Route van de via Francigena. Toscane

    301,- Ingelijst, 80x50 cm



  5. Lichtspel op de Kreta Senesi

    332,- Ingelijst, 60x60 cm





  6. De kleuren van Crete Senesi. Toscane

    299,- Ingelijst, 75x50 cm


  7. De steeneik van Pieve a Salti

    332,- Ingelijst, 60x60 cm


  8. Landweg met cipressen. Toscane

    299,- Ingelijst, 75x50 cm


  9. Weg met cipressen. Toscane

    299,- Ingelijst, 75x50 cm


  10. Weg op het platteland. Toscane

    299,- Ingelijst, 75x50 cm


  11. Glooiende heuvels en eenzame boom. Toscane

    301,- Ingelijst, 80x50 cm



  12. Toscaans landschap, cipres en een weg

    263,- Ingelijst, 70x50 cm


  13. Cipressen en grindweg in Toscane, Italië

    299,- Ingelijst, 75x50 cm



  14. Platteland in Crete Senesi. Toscane

    299,- Ingelijst, 75x50 cm


  15. Het kerkje tussen de cipressen

    332,- Ingelijst, 60x60 cm





  16. De bewaker van de Kreta

    332,- Ingelijst, 60x60 cm