Zenobia's Last Look on Palmyra by Herbert Gustave Schmalz
Matte art paper. Fine detail. Low glare.
*Requires framing.
Art Prints
Our giclee art prints are produced on heavyweight 200gsm matte art paper chosen for its smooth, non-reflective surface. Unlike glossy prints that throw back reflections from windows and overhead lights, the matte finish scatters light evenly across the sheet, so the artwork reads clearly from every angle and in any room.
Each print is made on precision giclee printers for deep color and fine tonal transitions. Like any work on paper, it keeps its color longest when displayed indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Ships unframed and rolled, ready for the frame of your choice.
*Frame is not included with this option.
Matte fine art paper. Archival pigment inks. Framed and ready to hang.
*Solid wood frame, acrylic glazing and hanging hardware included.
Framed Fine Art Prints
Printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art (EMA) paper, with a smooth matte surface and a natural white tone.
Precision giclée printing with archival pigment inks captures fine detail, rich colour and subtle tonal transitions.
Each print is presented in a solid wood Classic frame, available in eight finishes: Black, White, Natural, Brown, Dark Grey, Light Grey, Antique Gold and Antique Silver. The profile measures 20mm across the face and 22mm deep, giving the artwork a clean, understated surround. Acrylic glazing covers the print, with no mount or mat between the image and frame. Hanging hardware is fitted so the piece arrives ready to hang.
*Solid wood frame, acrylic glazing and hanging hardware included.
Sizing and delivery
US orders use the stated inch print size. UK and EU orders use the stated centimetre print size. Sizes describe the print fitting, not the outer frame. The frame lip covers a narrow edge of the image.
Available for delivery in the United States, United Kingdom and supported European Union destinations. This format is not available for Australia or Canada.
Frame finishes & details
A closer look at our frame colours and finishes. The Natural finish has an oak-effect laminate over solid wood. Colours may appear different on different screens.
Stretched over pine. Matte, low-glare finish. Ready to hang.
*Ready to hang out of the box.
Gallery Canvas
Each canvas is printed on a 333 g/m² cotton-polyester composite with a proprietary coating that produces deep blacks, rich saturation, and accurate tonal transitions. The matte finish absorbs light rather than reflecting it, reducing glare from windows and overhead lighting so the artwork stays readable from any position in the room.
Like any painting, your canvas keeps its color longest when displayed indoors, away from direct sunlight.
The canvas is gallery-wrapped over a 1.25 inch (3.2 cm) radiata pine stretcher bar from renewable forests. A sawtooth hanger and rubber bumpers come pre-installed on the back, so the piece is ready to hang the moment it arrives.
*No framing required.
Solid wood floater frame. Floating reveal. Gallery-ready.
*Available on the framed canvas option.
Framed Canvas
The floater frame is milled from solid wood with a matte finish that absorbs light instead of bouncing it back. Unlike glossy mouldings that pick up room reflections, the matte finish keeps attention on the artwork.
The frame sits slightly outside the canvas edge, creating a narrow floating reveal. This gap gives the wrapped canvas a suspended, weightless look, the same presentation used in contemporary galleries.
Inside the frame, the canvas is the same 333 g/m² cotton-polyester composite, stretched over a pine stretcher bar. Every piece ships with hanging hardware pre-installed.
*Available on the framed canvas option.
Behind every print
From masterpiece to your wall
Every painting here is restored one by one with patient human retouching, much of it in Photoshop, then composed for each print shape and checked area by area before it is offered. Nothing is printed until you order.
Restored
Dust, scratches and distracting damage retouched away. The brushwork left as it is.
Real details from paintings we offer, before and after, at the same scale.
Age cracks in the veil
Age cracks across the Virgin's white veil, retouched line by line. The brushstrokes underneath are left as they are.
Detail from The Virgin in Prayer, Sassoferrato
Drag to compare. Choose a painting for another detail.
Restored, area by area
Before a painting is offered here, it is retouched area by area at 100% zoom, much of it in Photoshop, to remove the marks that time and scanning left on it.
It's patient human work, not a one-click filter. Every repair is rebuilt from the painting's own surrounding detail, so nothing new is invented or painted in, and faces, hands and brushwork are protected throughout.
Removed
- Dust and specks
- Scratches
- Stains and spots
- Scanner marks
- Varnish glare
- Age cracks, where they break the image
Protected
- Brushwork
- Faces and hands
- Figures and detail
Composed
One painting, many proportions. A composition for each.
Shown live for this painting. Choose a size to see its crop.
Shaded areas fall outside the print.
Composed for every shape
Frames and canvases come in standard proportions, so we compose each print shape separately instead of stretching the image, and we keep the signature in the crop when we can.
We avoid sizes that would cut into a face, a figure or the heart of the scene. On canvas, the whole crop stays on the front and the sides carry a mirrored edge.
- 300ppi
- Every size has its own print file, made for the exact size you order.
- 5mm
- On framed paper prints the frame lip covers about 5 mm of each edge; we keep faces and the main subject clear of it wherever we can.
Made to order
Nothing is printed in advance. Yours is made after you order.
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You order
Your order goes to production with the print file made for your size.
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Printed for you
Printed in a professional lab: matte art paper for prints, 333 g/m² canvas for canvases.
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Framed or stretched
Framed and matted prints go into a solid wood frame behind acrylic glazing; canvases are stretched over pine bars.
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Packed to travel
Packed by the lab that made it; framed paper prints travel with corner guards and a board over the front.
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On its way
When it ships, we email you the shipping details, with tracking where the carrier provides it.
Framed and matted prints are usually made at the lab nearest you: US, UK or EU. Delivery times are under Shipping Information.
Our promise
We stand behind every print. If something goes wrong, we put it right.
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Arrived damaged?
Email us a photo within 7 days of delivery and we'll send a free replacement or refund you.
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A printing fault?
A manufacturing error is covered the same way: a free replacement or a refund.
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Lost on the way?
If your parcel is lost in transit, we'll reprint it and send it again, free.
*Full terms are in our refund and shipping policies, linked below.
Customer care
Questions about a print? Write to us.
Sizes, frames, colors, or an order on its way. We read every message and reply personally.
If it's about an order, please include your order number.
The queen who defied Rome looks at her city for the last time. In the 1888 painting Zenobia's Last Look on Palmyra by the English painter Herbert Gustave Schmalz (1856-1935), Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, looks at her city from a high terrace, while Roman soldiers wait below.
After her husband was killed in 267, Zenobia ruled Palmyra as regent for her son and extended her realm from Ancyra, modern Ankara, in Anatolia to Upper Egypt; in 272, the Roman emperor Aurelian took her captive.
The gold chain hanging from her wrist recalls what followed: according to the Historia Augusta, which recounts the lives of Roman emperors, Zenobia was made to walk in Aurelian's triumphal procession in Rome in shackles of gold, but her life was spared. The painting is now in the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide.
Available formats
Art Print. An unframed print on paper, ready to pair with your choice of frame.
Gallery Canvas. A stretched canvas presentation with the artwork continuing around mirrored sides.
Framed Canvas. A stretched canvas set within a frame. Choose from the available frame colors.
Framed Fine Art Print. A fine art giclée print on 200 gsm Enhanced Matte Art (EMA) paper, presented in a solid wood Classic frame with acrylic glazing, without a mount. Ready to hang.
Made to order
Every painting in our shop is restored one by one, with much of the retouching done in Photoshop, and cropped separately for each size before it's offered. Your piece is made only after you order it, usually at the partner studio nearest to you.
Shipping cost
Free on prints, frames and most canvases, to every country we deliver them to. Certain large Gallery Canvas and Framed Canvas sizes carry a US$42.90 shipping charge to EU addresses, and a few of them can be delivered within the EU only to Germany and Spain. Any charge is shown at checkout before you pay, and checkout also tells you if an item can't be delivered to your address.
Where we deliver
Art Prints, Gallery Canvases and Framed Canvases: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and the European Union (except Cyprus); the 30 × 30 in Art Print ships to the United States only. Framed Art Prints and Matted Fine Art Prints: United States, United Kingdom and the European Union (except Cyprus).
Production time
Usually 2–5 business days for Art Prints, Gallery Canvases and Framed Canvases. Usually 3–8 business days for Framed Art Prints and Matted Fine Art Prints, including our own review before printing. From mid-November through December, production can take up to 10 business days.
Delivery after dispatch
- United States: 2–5 business days (Alaska and Hawaii: allow up to 12 extra)
- Canada: 2–5 business days
- United Kingdom: 1–3 business days
- European Union: usually 2–8 business days; up to 10 for Greece, the Nordic and Baltic countries and remote areas
- Australia: 3–6 business days
Tracking
When your order ships, we'll email you the shipping details, with tracking wherever the carrier provides it.
Arrived damaged or wrong?
Email us within 7 days of delivery with photos of the item and its packaging, and we'll send a free replacement or a refund. Full details: Shipping Policy and Refund Policy.
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