{"product_id":"study-of-rocks-petra-by-frederic-edwin-church-1868","title":"Study of Rocks, Petra by Frederic Edwin Church, 1868","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudy of Rocks, Petra (1868) by Frederic Edwin Church captures the rose-red sandstone of Petra—the ancient city cut into desert cliffs in present-day Jordan—with the immediacy of a field study. Church, a leading light of the 19th-century Hudson River School, was celebrated for his luminous handling of atmosphere and his keen eye for natural form. Here he turns from the grand, sweeping panoramas for which he is famous to a focused, on-the-spot meditation on rock, light, and time, translating the rugged geology of Petra into richly worked color and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing offers a museum-quality fine art print of Church’s painting, produced on your choice of acid-free archival paper or artist’s cotton canvas. Each print is color-checked for fidelity and available in a range of sizes—from intimate to statement scale—with optional framing. The Unique Maps Co. also provides thoughtful personalization and customization, including custom sizing, margins, and titling, so you can tailor the piece to your space or gifting needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the artist: Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) was among the most acclaimed American landscape painters of his century. Associated with the Hudson River School, he was admired for meticulous observation blended with a poetic sensibility toward weather, light, and geological structure. A tireless traveler, Church studied landscapes across the Americas and the Middle East, creating on-site oil studies that later informed his large studio canvases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy this subject matters: Petra fascinated 19th-century artists and travelers for its romance of antiquity—its tombs, temples, and façades carved directly into cliff faces. Rather than depicting the city’s famed monuments, Church isolates the raw sandstone itself: striated, weathered, and sun-warmed. The result is a vivid record of place that feels both ancient and immediate, attuned to the drama that emerges when desert light meets sculpted stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor, style, and why you’ll love it: The palette glows with iron-rich reds, burnished oranges, and earthen browns, balanced by cooler grays that suggest shadowed recesses. Broad, confident strokes describe fractured planes and wind-carved hollows, while small, flickering highlights catch at the rock’s edges, implying the relentless brilliance of desert sun. It’s a study with real presence—refined yet rugged—ideal for interiors that favor natural materials, warm neutrals, and organic textures. Hung alone or in a gallery wall, it lends depth and warmth to living rooms, studies, and entryways alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fine art print makes a thoughtful gift for travelers, geologists, desert enthusiasts, and admirers of 19th-century landscape painting. It’s especially meaningful for birthdays, housewarmings, weddings, Father’s Day or Mother’s Day, Christmas, or for anyone who has dreamed of— or recently returned from—Petra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're not sure what size to order, or you're looking for a custom order of some kind \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e a different size, a different colour, a special frame \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e then please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e. I usually respond within a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see an example of my fine art personalisation service in the fifth image. Zoom in and take a look. My personalised artwork is always very well received. Take a look at \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003emore examples of personalisation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also choose to \u003cem\u003eage\u003c\/em\u003e your art print to make it look older. This is popular amongst my customers who want their artwork to look like an older, antique print. You can see an example of ageing in the sixth product image, or go ahead and check out \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sepia-aged-maps\"\u003elots of examples of other aged artwork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the undefined version of this art print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can print and frame this beautiful piece of art at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). If you are looking for a size or framing option that isn't available online, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. My \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/map-finishes-framed-canvas\"\u003estandard frames\u003c\/a\u003e come in six colours (black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white), and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/custom-framing\"\u003ecustom framing\u003c\/a\u003e is available for an additional charge. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"9x18in (23x45cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58514472436096,"sku":"UM00335064A","price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"9x18in (23x45cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58514472468864,"sku":"UM00335065A","price":226.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"9x18in (23x45cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58514472501632,"sku":"UM00335066A","price":236.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x24in (30x60cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58514472534400,"sku":"UM00335067A","price":136.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x24in (30x60cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58514472567168,"sku":"UM00335068A","price":322.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x24in (30x60cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58514472599936,"sku":"UM00335069A","price":344.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x36in (45x90cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58514472632704,"sku":"UM00335070A","price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x36in (45x90cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58514472665472,"sku":"UM00335071A","price":494.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x36in (45x90cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58514472698240,"sku":"UM00335072A","price":537.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x40in (50x100cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58514472731008,"sku":"UM00335073A","price":236.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x40in (50x100cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58514472763776,"sku":"UM00335074A","price":655.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x40in (50x100cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58514472796544,"sku":"UM00335075A","price":655.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"22x50in (56x127cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58514472829312,"sku":"UM00335076A","price":397.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"22x50in (56x127cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58514472862080,"sku":"UM00335077A","price":1878.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"22x50in (56x127cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58514472894848,"sku":"UM00335078A","price":1620.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x60in (75x150cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58514472927616,"sku":"UM00335079A","price":548.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x60in (75x150cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58514472960384,"sku":"UM00335080A","price":3004.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x60in (75x150cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58514472993152,"sku":"UM00335081A","price":2789.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"35x70in (89x178cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58514473025920,"sku":"UM00335082A","price":891.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"35x70in (89x178cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58514473058688,"sku":"UM00335083A","price":4023.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"35x70in (89x178cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58514473091456,"sku":"UM00335084A","price":3755.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/0344\/8638\/files\/file_e7829c6d-5880-4ba1-839b-dd6943394272.jpg?v=1784714466","url":"https:\/\/uniquemaps.net\/products\/study-of-rocks-petra-by-frederic-edwin-church-1868","provider":"The Unique Maps Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}