Ravensburger 3000: Oriental Folk Scene

I completed this puzzle in October 2016. I was super excited to finally be able to do this puzzle after the first copy I got was incomplete. This puzzle was really the story of 2 halves; the bottom half I completed in 3 days whereas the top half took about a week to complete.

 

Information from the bottom of the box: The puzzle is actually based on a painting titled "At the Gentle Waters of Asia" by Michael Wittmer and belongs to the Bavarian State Collection Munich. The inspiration of the painting came when the artist took a trip with the Crown Prince Maximillian of Bavaria in 1835. The painting is a rendering of a scene that actually took place near Constatinople. It took place at a public garden between 2 tributaries on the Asian side of the Bosporus or the "valley of the gentle waters of Asia". On the right hand side you can see the Crown Prince Maximillian in a blue coat with a walking stick in his left hand; the artist is standing behind him almost hidden by the oriental guard.

 

Here is a link to a photo of the actual painting

 

www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/6033843992

 

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