One white sailboat, two pale sails, and a whole castle looking down on it.

Sailboat Below the Castle is a Lake Garda poster of Malcesine, painted in orange, brick red and deep blue. Anyone who has watched boats come in under that tower will know the spot at once.

From the ripples up to the battlements

Begin at the bottom, where the water is deep blue and marked with small ripples. Broad reflections of orange and gold lie across it. The sailboat keeps to the left side, with its own reflection hanging beneath the hull.

At the waterline on the right, a row of wooden mooring posts stands before a terrace with pale umbrellas. The waterfront houses climb behind them in terracotta, cream and ochre, with tiled roofs, shutters, balconies and flower boxes. A pale rocky point juts out where the town meets the lake.

Higher still, dark cypress trees cover the slope, and then the castle takes over. Its lower walls and towers step up the hill to a tall square tower, which has notched battlements capped in rust red, small arched openings near the top and a thin pole on its roof.

Layered mountains slope down behind it, orange where the light reaches them and blue-gray in shadow. Over them the sky deepens from warm cream-gold to orange, with soft golden clouds on the left. The town’s name is lettered in very large deep-red capitals, with two smaller lines in navy. The whole scene is painterly, full of soft light and texture: a retro travel look.

What exactly do you get?

• One square poster, sent without a frame
• A choice of three squares: 14″×14″ (35.6 × 35.6 cm), 16″×16″ (40.6 × 40.6 cm) and 18″×18″ (45.7 × 45.7 cm)
• Matte paper on the thick side, at 10.3 mil
• 189 g/m² when weighed
• 94% opaque, with an ISO brightness figure of 104%
• Paper that is sourced from Japan

Who it's for

Travelers who have walked this waterfront will want it, and so will people who sail and anyone with a week on Lake Garda still ahead. It looks at home in a hallway, beside a desk or in a lake house. As a present it suits a housewarming, an Italy-trip anniversary, or the host who lent you a spare room near the water.

Quick answers

Which words are lettered on it?

Three lines: “MALCESINE”, then “LAGO DI GARDA”, then “VENETO • ITALIA”. Together they give the town, the Italian name of its lake, and the region with the country.

What is on the water?

One small white sailboat with two pale sails, drawn on the left, and no other boat in the picture.

Which colors does the picture use?

Orange, brick red and deep blue lead, with terracotta, cream and ochre on the houses, navy in the small lettering and soft gold in the clouds.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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