Frari Basilica

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

It stands in Campo dei Frari, in the San Polo district of Venice, west of the Grand Canal and the Rialto. Its full name is the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, one of the city's two great mendicant churches.

Frari is Venetian dialect for frati, meaning friars. It is the Franciscan church of Venice, and the Order of Friars Minor was granted the land here in 1231. Venetians shortened Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari to simply the Frari.

Titian's Assumption of the Virgin, painted from 1516 to 1518, over the high altar, one of the masterworks of Venetian painting. The church also holds Giovanni Bellini's triptych of 1488, Donatello's wooden Saint John the Baptist, and Titian's tomb.

The current Gothic building was consecrated on 27 May 1492, after more than a century of work, replacing a smaller church on land the Franciscans received in 1231. Its bell tower was finished earlier, in 1396.

The campanile is the second-tallest bell tower in Venice, after the one in Piazza San Marco, standing around 70 metres. It was completed in 1396, more than a century before the church itself was consecrated.

Yes. It is an active Franciscan church and part of the Chorus association, which maintains many of Venice's historic churches. It charges admission for sightseeing visitors, while Mass is still held there for worshippers.

The painter Titian, who died in 1576, and Doge Francesco Foscari, who died in 1457, are entombed here. Antonio Canova is honoured by a marble pyramid monument finished in 1827, though he himself is buried in his hometown of Possagno.

It has been a meaningful gift for people drawn to Venice and to Renaissance painting. The Frari is where Titian's Assumption hangs and where he is buried, so it means a great deal to anyone who knows the city beyond the canals. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio carries well.

The piece carries deep reds, golds, and stained-glass blues against shadowed brick, so it sits well in Jewel-tone Maximalist, Old-World European, and warm Traditional rooms. It also holds its own as a single dark anchor in an otherwise Minimalist space.

The colour and texture suit the move toward Dark Academia and the unexpected-red interiors designers are leaning into now, where one saturated art piece anchors a study wall or bookshelf. It reads as collected and old-world rather than mass-produced.

Above a console or nightstand, a single Large holds the wall. Above a sofa or bed, a 4-tile Mural fills the span, and a 9-tile Mural suits a large feature wall. For a desk or shelf, the Small or a Keepsake works.

Yes. For a bathroom, shower, or kitchen backsplash, choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish, which resists scratches and handles moisture. The Glossy finish suits dry walls and framed display rather than wet rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth and water are enough. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish, so it will not fade or lift with normal cleaning. Skip abrasive pads and harsh sprays.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made by Reid Wender in one studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, with no outside licensing. The image of the Frari is original to the studio and is not sold or reproduced elsewhere.