{"product_id":"cornice-rustico-lago-autunnale-46x33-cm","title":"Landscape or Narcissus? — Rustic antique wood frame","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 66\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch1\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eAutumn conifers reflected in still lake, off-white wood frame 46x33 cm – Cape Best\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 4\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Artwork\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 63\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandscape or Narcissus? The question is etched in the still water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo look at this image means to stand on the shore and ask: am I observing the sky reflected, or am I looking within myself?\u003cbr\u003eThe autumn conifers — yellow, red, golden — descend from the sky downwards, and their reflection in the lake rises from the bottom upwards,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecreating a symmetry that suspends reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no movement. The lake is as still as a mirror, and in that mirror, magic happens: the reflection does not double the image; it transforms it. Autumn becomes contemplation. The landscape becomes introspection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the metaphor of Narcissus — but without the tragedy. It is the gaze that discovers\u003cbr\u003ewithin itself the inner landscape, the beauty it already possessed without knowing it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor those who have learned to see themselves in the things they love: this is your lake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 64\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe frame is made of antique wood recovered from Cape Town, finished in an off-white shade — a white that is not purity, but history.\u003cbr\u003eA white that has seen time, humidity, changing light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eembossed surface shows wood grain and visible knots\u003c\/strong\u003e — constructive details that speak to the authenticity of the material.\u003cbr\u003eIt is not a smooth and perfect frame. It is a frame that confesses its antiquity, that shows the wrinkles of the wood, that allows the natural texture of the underlying wood to emerge in darker tones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rough texture creates a magnificent contrast with the mirrored image within: the more authentic and raw the frame, the smoother and calmer the lake water appears. Belonging to the Rustic style, this frame does not embellish — it testifies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions and materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eexternal dimensions 33x46 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eImage\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003einternal dimensions 25x38 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eVisible area\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003evisible dimension 23.5x36 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame material\u003c\/strong\u003e: Recovered antique wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e: Embossed surface, wood grain and visible knots, off-white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographic subject\u003c\/strong\u003e: Autumn lake with reflected conifers\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin and curation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wood for each Cape Best frame comes from Cape Town, where reclaimed materials are sanitized and selected one by one for quality, structure, and history. The curation is Milanese: each pairing of frame and image is chosen with precise stylistic criteria, to create artworks that dialogue with contemporary domestic spaces. Each piece is unique and non-replicable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho is this artwork for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis artwork is designed for those who furnish with intention — those who choose every element of their home as an expression of personal taste, not a trend. It is also the ideal gift for those who are not easily satisfied: an object with a story, an aesthetic, and a uniqueness that no general e-commerce can offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cornici in legni recuperati","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957356032323,"sku":"","price":66.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0467\/6927\/5044\/files\/Paesaggio_o_Narciso_Cornice_Rustico_legno_antico-921f-4b1b-8553-f8572fc164a1.png?v=1788273042","url":"https:\/\/www.capebestshop.it\/en\/products\/rustic-lake-autumn-picture-frame-46x33-cm-1","provider":"Cape Best","version":"1.0","type":"link"}