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This is a quick, loose oil sketch full of pale blues, warm browns and flicks of red, and a flat copy loses its life. Our Building of the Trojan Horse canvas and print were graded beside the original so the sky stays fresh and every quick stroke stays visible.
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
36x20 inch, 40x24 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 study, a dining room or a long hallway wall. The pale blues, warm browns and touches of red look lovely with cream, terracotta and walnut, and a natural or gold-toned wood frame suits it.
About the painting
The Building of the Trojan Horse by Giandomenico Tiepolo
Venice, about 1760
Giandomenico Tiepolo grew up in the workshop of his father, the most famous painter in Europe, and was his chief assistant by the age of thirteen. Between big jobs in palaces, he worked out his own ideas in small, quick sketches like this one.
Building the horse
The story is from Virgil. The Greeks build a giant wooden horse and leave it outside Troy as a gift, with soldiers hidden inside. Here workmen hammer and chisel on scaffolding, soldiers in armour wait, women and children watch, and one man sits on a plank painting the horse’s backside.
The Venetian Rococo
You can see him changing his mind as he painted, moving figures around. About thirteen years later he painted the scene full size; that version is in Hartford, Connecticut. This sketch was once thought to be his father’s. The National Gallery in London bought it in 1918.
Read the story
Giandomenico Tiepolo painted the most famous trick in history while it was still being built.
It's Venice, around 1760. Domenico is in his thirties, and he works for the most famous painter of the day, his own father.
He has been his father's chief assistant since he was thirteen, painting palaces across Europe.
But between the big jobs, he makes small, quick sketches of his own ideas.
This one comes from an old story. The Greeks build a giant wooden horse, hide soldiers inside, and leave it outside the city of Troy as a gift.
Domenico paints the building of it. Workmen hammer and chisel, and others climb the scaffolding around the horse's huge wooden body.
Soldiers in armour wait on the right, while women and children watch from a distance, with the city walls behind.
And one man sits on a plank with a paintbrush, painting the horse's backside.
Domenico paints it fast and loose. You can see him changing his mind, moving people around as he goes.
Years later he paints the whole scene again, full size, but this little sketch came first.
It was once thought to be by his famous father. Today it's in the National Gallery, in London.
Find the man with the brush. Someone has to paint the horse.
The Building of the Trojan Horse. Giandomenico Tiepolo, 1760.
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.
