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Original artwork description:
Motovun is a village in central Istria, Croatia. In ancient times, both celts and Illyrians built their fortresses at the location of present day Motovun. The name of village is also of celtic origin, derived from word Montona, that means " a town in the hills". The population of the village itself is 531, with a total of 983 residents in the municipality (2001); 192 of the residents speak Italian as their mother language. The Parenzana was a narrow gauge railroad that ran from Trieste to Poreč/Parenzo between 1902–1935, passed valley below the town.
Exhibition:
2017 The exhibition "Enchanted by the Sea". Gallery "House of Music". (Kaluga)
2018 Exhibition "In Search of Color". Plyos State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. "Museum of the landscape". (Plyos)
2024 The exhibition "Tail-wind". Museum and exhibition complex "Academy of Watercolor and Fine Arts of Sergey Andriaka". (Moscow)
Materials used:
Oil
Tags:
#city #village #town #italian #croatia #ancient #fortress #celtic #istra #motovunMotovun. Istra. Croatia (2017)
Oil painting
by Simon Kozhin
£11,472.63
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 89 x 69 x 3cm (framed) / 80 x 60cm (actual image size)
- Framed and ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
Original artwork description
Motovun is a village in central Istria, Croatia. In ancient times, both celts and Illyrians built their fortresses at the location of present day Motovun. The name of village is also of celtic origin, derived from word Montona, that means " a town in the hills". The population of the village itself is 531, with a total of 983 residents in the municipality (2001); 192 of the residents speak Italian as their mother language. The Parenzana was a narrow gauge railroad that ran from Trieste to Poreč/Parenzo between 1902–1935, passed valley below the town.
Exhibition:
2017 The exhibition "Enchanted by the Sea". Gallery "House of Music". (Kaluga)
2018 Exhibition "In Search of Color". Plyos State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. "Museum of the landscape". (Plyos)
2024 The exhibition "Tail-wind". Museum and exhibition complex "Academy of Watercolor and Fine Arts of Sergey Andriaka". (Moscow)
Materials used:
Oil
Tags:
#city #village #town #italian #croatia #ancient #fortress #celtic #istra #motovunReturns and refunds
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This artwork is sold by Simon Kozhin from Russia
