This evocative composition is inspired by the rugged landscapes surrounding Firenzuola, in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, a region closely connected to the artist's childhood and his family's roots. Set among rocky hills, an old stone mill stands beside a cascading mountain stream, recalling the villages and waterways that have shaped life in this corner of Tuscany for centuries.

More than a simple landscape, this work is a tribute to the artist's native countryside, capturing the quiet character, enduring traditions, and timeless beauty of the Tuscan Apennines.

The cascading waterfall is beautifully rendered through carefully selected stones in shades of pale blue, grey, and azure, creating a vivid contrast with the rugged rock formations and bringing a remarkable sense of movement to the composition.

Stones: Gabbro, Onyx, Black Belgium, Pyrenees Red

Year of composition: 2026

Size: cm 23x18

Artist: Leonardo Scarpelli

An original and authentic hand-made artwork created whith the antique technique of Commesso Fiorentino which is unique for Florence.

Commesso Fiorentino was born with Medici family, one of the most important families in Florence, in the second half of 1500.

The research of the stones is made by the mosaicist that must be able to choose from a rich and wide range of shades and veins: for this reason the artists personally search and collect the stones retracing the paths of the Medici researchers.

The processing starts by drawing the subject on adhesive paper, that is then cut into small tamplates that will be attached to the variegated shades of the stones following the visual instinct, the innate gift of the artist and his perfect knowledge of the materials. The shape of the little piece will be cut by hand with a chestnut, cherry or hazelnut wood bow and an iron wire that flows with abrasive powder and water. It creates a very precise and inclined cut to form the essential spaces to accommodate the glue, made by artisans with beeswax and pine tree resin. The different stones are previously glued onto a slate surface which acts as a support during the cutting and filing phase. The various pieces which form the composition are adjusted in shape with diamond files, glued together so that the joints are invisible, flattened and finally polished in order to create a perfect decorative harmony showing the colors of nature in all their radiance.