Falcon 3762 The Chess Game by Arturo Ricci - box
Make: Falcon Games
Serial: 3762
Title: The Chess Game by Arturo Ricci
Series: Gallery
Pieces: 1008 (28 x 36).
Size: 72 x 51 cm. 28 3/8" x 20".
Date: -
Bar Code: 5 011145 037627.
Origin: England.
Nothing that hasn't been seen before, being at least the third example on Flickr following piecefull in 2011 and Wendy Harris in 2017.
This was intended to be this weeks puzzle, but after beginning I did a little more, then a little more, and by then it was almost complete so made sense to finish it off.
Built largely by colour, working from light to dark. Even the background wall wasn't too difficult, at least in the nice light that I had this weekend plus the combination of the nice deluxe Falcon pieces and the area not being too large.
An inset on the box top states that this puzzle was made exclusively for Jigsaw World. From an online search, I can only find a single mention of this emporium from a 1993 article in the Glasgow Herald which was covering the opening of a second store in that city. Despite revealing that the original store opened in 1991 in Sheffield and the proprietors' names, there seems to be no other online reference to this business, although this may be clouded by the existence of a website bearing the same name.
From the base of the box:
The Chess Game by Arturo Ricci
A Game of Chess, painted by Arturo Ricci in the latter alf of the eighteenth century, is a typical example of this artist's work. Born in Florence in 1854 Ricci studied under Tito Conti before finding his own individual style in paintings of landscape and genre subjects.
Ricci is best known for his very elaborate portrayals of sumptuous interiors. In The Game of Chess he creates a scene from the past, of an eighteenth century rococo drawing room and an intimate group of friends. The figures are drawn together both through the structured composition and through their game of chess. The young man, obviously amused by the state of play, himself seems to be playing a game with the affections of the ladies. One blushes behind her fan.
This work, as a whole, is delicate, frivilous (sic) and charming, it is vibrant with rich colours and textures. The artist has drawn attention to the smallest details, in the mouldings of the doors, the marbling of the floor and the gilding of the looking glass. It is interesting to note that the artist has picked out the same turquoise, pink, and yellow bouquets to decorate the furniture, the mural above the door, and even the fine embroidery on the young man's waistcoat.
Bought more jigsaws…
DONE: 702 puzzles (492547 nominal piece count). TO DO: 883 puzzles (1154762 nominal piece count).
Falcon 3762 The Chess Game by Arturo Ricci - box
Make: Falcon Games
Serial: 3762
Title: The Chess Game by Arturo Ricci
Series: Gallery
Pieces: 1008 (28 x 36).
Size: 72 x 51 cm. 28 3/8" x 20".
Date: -
Bar Code: 5 011145 037627.
Origin: England.
Nothing that hasn't been seen before, being at least the third example on Flickr following piecefull in 2011 and Wendy Harris in 2017.
This was intended to be this weeks puzzle, but after beginning I did a little more, then a little more, and by then it was almost complete so made sense to finish it off.
Built largely by colour, working from light to dark. Even the background wall wasn't too difficult, at least in the nice light that I had this weekend plus the combination of the nice deluxe Falcon pieces and the area not being too large.
An inset on the box top states that this puzzle was made exclusively for Jigsaw World. From an online search, I can only find a single mention of this emporium from a 1993 article in the Glasgow Herald which was covering the opening of a second store in that city. Despite revealing that the original store opened in 1991 in Sheffield and the proprietors' names, there seems to be no other online reference to this business, although this may be clouded by the existence of a website bearing the same name.
From the base of the box:
The Chess Game by Arturo Ricci
A Game of Chess, painted by Arturo Ricci in the latter alf of the eighteenth century, is a typical example of this artist's work. Born in Florence in 1854 Ricci studied under Tito Conti before finding his own individual style in paintings of landscape and genre subjects.
Ricci is best known for his very elaborate portrayals of sumptuous interiors. In The Game of Chess he creates a scene from the past, of an eighteenth century rococo drawing room and an intimate group of friends. The figures are drawn together both through the structured composition and through their game of chess. The young man, obviously amused by the state of play, himself seems to be playing a game with the affections of the ladies. One blushes behind her fan.
This work, as a whole, is delicate, frivilous (sic) and charming, it is vibrant with rich colours and textures. The artist has drawn attention to the smallest details, in the mouldings of the doors, the marbling of the floor and the gilding of the looking glass. It is interesting to note that the artist has picked out the same turquoise, pink, and yellow bouquets to decorate the furniture, the mural above the door, and even the fine embroidery on the young man's waistcoat.
Bought more jigsaws…
DONE: 702 puzzles (492547 nominal piece count). TO DO: 883 puzzles (1154762 nominal piece count).