The Beauty of Italian Archways

1st January 2018 Dorothy Berry-Lound Italian Towns and Villages 8

Standing in the cool shade under an archway inside a medieval walled town, looking through to bright sunshine highlighting the stone and brick walls of the buildings beyond. A second archway can be seen bridging two buildings
Arch to Arch Citta della Pieve

A look at the beauty of Italian archways. Always just stunning and inviting architecture.

The Beauty of Italian Archways

Obsessed with Archways

Italian Archways
Arch to Arch Citta della Pieve

I talk about my obsession with archways in another blog. In that blog I explain how I find the structure of archways so pleasing. Particularly in old Italian towns where it can be difficult to find a straight line in the architecture! In 2018 I had an online exhibition of some of my archway images.

Arches and Archways Collection

I have a Youtube video called ‘Glorious Archways‘ which gives an overview of my archway images. Living in Central Italy the temptation to work with images of the gorgeous old buildings and architectural features is strong. I love bringing out the contrasts of light and dark and the color and texture of the stone or brickwork. See what you think about the beauty of Italian archways.

Purchase Images of Italian Archways

Check out my images from towns and villages in Umbria at my Pictorem and RedBubble stores. At my ArtHeroes store, I have separate collections for Umbria and Tuscany.

The front page of an A4 calendar showing a view underneath a dark archway towards a series of Italian traditional buildings bathed in sunlight. Has the words Umbrian Archways, Dorothy Berry-Lound and 2024.
Umbrian Archways front page

I also have a calendar featuring some of my favourite Italian archways that you can purchase at Amazon. Just change the country designation in the URL to where you live.

Before you go

Mid-week Reflections
Dorothy and Barnet Boy

My name is Dorothy Berry-Lound an artist and writer. You can find out more about my art and writing at https://dorothyberryloundart.com.

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About Dorothy Berry-Lound 449 Articles
I am having fun living half way up a mountain in Central Italy with my husband Barnet Boy, Stevie Mouse and the rest of my fur family. I am enjoying creating art that people will love having on their walls. I also love storytelling through my blog and short stories.

8 Comments

  1. Enjoyed this, especially the line “It occurs to me that starting the New Year with an obsession (rather than a resolution) might be fun” Nice post,

  3. Congratulations on your award. I also love the archway images. You live in such a wonderful area for photography.

  5. Congratulations on your award. I love the image and imagery it brings to my mind.

    Italy would be a lovely place to make a study of archways. It seems to be a lost art in architecture, at least here in the US.

  6. Thank you for the congratulations, I was very happy with the award and it is one of my own favourites. Yes the archways here are wonderful, also the vaulted ceilings inside buildings – our bedroom has one of those and I lay in bed some nights wondering how on earth the constructed it!

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