Greece - Santorini Island - Abstract Impression From Oia At Sunset - A Moment In Time is a painting by Ana Maria Edulescu which was uploaded on March 11th, 2014.
Greece - Santorini Island - Abstract Impression From Oia At Sunset - A Moment In Time
The original has been sold to an art collector from Fairfax VA, U.S.A.... more
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80.000 x 80.000 x 2.500 cm.
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Title
Greece - Santorini Island - Abstract Impression From Oia At Sunset - A Moment In Time
Artist
Ana Maria Edulescu
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The original has been sold to an art collector from Fairfax VA, U.S.A.
ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON STRETCHED CANVAS ( SQUARE FORMAT ), SIZES : HEIGHT - 32 INCHES, WIDTH - 32 INCHES, DEPTH - 1 INCH.
Traveling to Santorini is an unforgettable experience. From time to time I remember another special moment that simply took my breath away ... and then I have to take my brushes and my palette knives and get to work ......
The explosion of colors in spring in one of the most beautiful villages on earth - Oia ......
Santorini (Greek: Σαντορίνη, pronounced [sadoˈrini]), classically Thera (pron.: /ˈθɪrə/), and officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα [ˈθira]), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from Greece's mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago which bears the same name and is the remnant of a volcanic caldera. It forms the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 km2 (28 sq mi) and a 2011 census population of 15,550. The municipality of Santorini comprises the inhabited islands of Santorini and Therasia and the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, and Christiana. The total land area is 90.623 km2 (34.990 sq mi). Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit.[2]
Santorini is essentially what remains after an enormous volcanic explosion that destroyed the earliest settlements on a formerly single island, and created the current geological caldera. A giant central, rectangular lagoon, which measures about 12 by 7 km (7.5 by 4.3 mi), is surrounded by 300 m (980 ft) high, steep cliffs on three sides. The main island slopes downward to the Aegean Sea. On the fourth side, the lagoon is separated from the sea by another much smaller island called Therasia; the lagoon is connected to the sea in two places, in the northwest and southwest. The caldera being 400m deep makes it possible for all but the largest ships to anchor anywhere in the protected bay; there is also a newly built marina in Vlychada on the southwestern coast. The principal port is called Athinias. The capital, Fira, clings to the top of the cliff looking down on the lagoon. The volcanic rocks present from the prior eruptions feature olivine and have a small presence of hornblende.[3]
It is the most active volcanic centre in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, though what remains today is chiefly a water-filled caldera. The volcanic arc is approximately 500 km (310 mi) long and 20 to 40 km (12 to 25 mi) wide. The region first became volcanically active around 3�4 million years ago, though volcanism on Thera began around 2 million years ago with the extrusion of dacitic lavas from vents around the Akrotiri.
The island is the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred some 3600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization. The eruption left a large caldera surrounded by volcanic ash deposits hundreds of metres deep and may have led indirectly to the collapse of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete, 110 km (68 mi) to the south, through a gigantic tsunami. Another popular theory holds that the Thera eruption is the source of the legend of Atlantis.
Santorini was named by the Latin Empire in the thirteenth century, and is a reference to Saint Irene.
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March 11th, 2014
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Comments (170)
Genevieve Esson
Congratulations on your sales Ana!!! Love this beautiful painting! You have so much talent!!! v/f
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Very very impressive work! All the four sides of the the frame beautifully filled with wonderful forms and colors.Every inch of this canvas is so beautiful. Ana Maria, Great work in deed. L/F
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Brighter than the sun and so beautiful. A lovely created work Ana (F/L)
Shirley Sirois
I don't know how you can produce all these beautiful paintings, Ana. You are truly inspired!........L.
Gloria Ssali
another vote for this beautiful vibrant piece such a wonderful intensity of colour and the framing is outstanding ...so refreshing even with tis second viewing love them all Anna another great piece