Pienza's cathedral square, seen from a café chair under the arch, with the Duomo glowing in the late-afternoon sun and an olive tree at your elbow. An original vintage-style illustration of Piazza Pio II, delivered in a black wood frame and ready to hang the day it arrives. It is the easy gift for anyone who has driven the Val d'Orcia or still means to, and a warmer piece of Tuscany wall art than another rolling-hills print.
The design is drawn flat — the view opens through a vine-hung stone arch, past a café table with two black metal chairs, a potted olive tree and a terracotta planter of white flowers, across the geometric travertine-and-brick paving of the piazza to the cream Duomo facade with its three arched portals, round window and pediment, a slender spired bell tower to its left and a golden-ochre palazzo with paired arched windows to the right, a few strolling figures crossing the square, diners under a cream umbrella at the right, and green hills with cypresses glimpsed at the far left. PIENZA sits in large cream serif capitals in the blue sky above TUSCANY, ITALY set between two short rules, worked in golden ochre, travertine cream, sky blue, terracotta and olive green. It is printed on 189 g/m² heavyweight matte art paper, 10.3 mil thick — an uncoated stock that keeps the flat colour edges crisp without a hint of glare — and arrives framed in slim black ayous wood behind an acrylite front protector, with the hanging hardware already fitted.
- Sizes: 12″ × 18″ or 18″ × 20″ and 24"× 36" portrait, supplied framed in black
- Paper: 189 g/m2 heavyweight matte art paper, 10.3 mil (0.26 mm) thick, milled in Japan — uncoated, so no glare
- Frame: 0.75″ (1.9 cm) black ayous wood from renewable forests
- Front: acrylite protector in place of glass — lighter, and it does not shatter in transit
- Hanging hardware included — arrives ready to hang, no assembly
Size chart
| Framed size | Art panel | Works well |
|---|---|---|
| 12" × 18" framed | 12 × 18 in | desk nooks, hallways, gallery walls, small spaces, gifting |
| 18" × 24" framed | 18 × 24 in (fills the frame) | above a sofa, a bed head or a console |
| 24" × 36" framed | 24 × 36 in | above a sofa, bed, or console, living rooms, statement walls |
The illustration fills the 18″ × 24″ frame edge to edge and sits centred with a slim paper margin on the 12″ × 18″. Framed pieces ship flat and boxed, and travel separately from any rolled posters in the same order.
Quick answers
Does it come framed, and in what sizes?
Yes — 12″ × 18″, 18″ × 24″, or 24″ × 36″ portrait, in a black ayous wood frame, 0.75″ (1.9 cm) thick, with an acrylite front protector and the hanging hardware already fitted. It arrives ready to hang.
Which size should I choose?
The 12″ × 18″ works well for desk nooks, hallways, gallery walls, and gifting. The 18″ × 24″ is a versatile choice above a sofa, bed, or console. The 24″ × 36″ creates more impact in living rooms, above larger furniture, or as a statement wall piece.
Is this a reprint of a vintage original?
No. It is an original illustration drawn in the mid-century travel-poster tradition — flat colour, clean edges, bold lettering — and a new composition made for RaZits. It is not a scan of a historic print.
What is the church in the picture?
It is Pienza Cathedral, which stands on Piazza Pio II at the centre of the town in the Val d'Orcia, south-east of Siena. Pienza was rebuilt from about 1459 as an ideal Renaissance town by Pope Pius II, who was born there when it was the village of Corsignano, and its historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pienza at golden hour, from a cafe seat under the arch.
