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This painting is ghostly grey, gold stone and night black, and a cheap copy loses the tiny figures. Our de Nomé Fantastic Ruins print was graded from a high-resolution master so every broken statue stays sharp.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
18x12 inch, 24x16 inch, 30x20 inch, 36x24 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its wide shape suits a living room, a study or the wall above a sofa. The greys, golds and blacks look rich with cream, charcoal and walnut, and a black or gold frame suits it.
About the painting
Fantastic Ruins with Saint Augustine and the Child by François de Nomé
A dream-city
Pale, broken towers and statues crumble on a seashore under a black sky. The domed temple is based on the ancient Temple of Vesta at Tivoli.
Find the saint
At the bottom, tiny, Saint Augustine meets a child trying to empty the sea with a shell. It is as impossible, the child says, as explaining the Trinity.
A £25 bargain
It was once thought to be by an unknown Dutch painter. Sir Philip Sassoon bought it for £25 in 1923 and gave it straight to the National Gallery.
Read the story
A city is falling apart on the edge of the sea. Pale towers crack and crumble, statues topple from their ledges, and a black sky hangs over everything.
Some of it is borrowed from real buildings. The domed temple is based on the ancient Temple of Vesta at Tivoli, near Rome, and beside it rises a Gothic tower.
Now look right down at the bottom, on the shore. Two tiny figures: Saint Augustine and a child. In the old story, Augustine finds a child trying to empty the sea with a seashell. He tells the child it's impossible. And the child answers: it's just as impossible for you to explain the Trinity.
The painter was François de Nomé, who came from Lorraine and worked in Naples. He painted this in 1623. For centuries his strange, ruined cities were lumped together under the made-up name Monsù Desiderio.
When this picture was bought, it was thought to be by an unknown Dutch painter. Sir Philip Sassoon paid just twenty-five pounds for it in 1923, and gave it straight to the National Gallery in London.
Fantastic Ruins with Saint Augustine and the Child. François de Nomé, 1623.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
