Here’s the trick: let the cityscape cut through all that plaster. Rome shows up here in soft pinks, creams and dusty blues, with St Peter’s dome lifting above the rooftops and a tiny yellow car parked on the road below.

Hang it up and a quiet room suddenly has somewhere to look. The pastel buildings warm cool walls, the green trees soften hard edges, and the little burst of yellow does the work of a small lamp.

It likes light. Bright living rooms, hallways with a window, bedrooms that catch the morning. Hang it on its own at eye level, or above a low sideboard or console.

Pair it with linen, pale wood, cream ceramics, a few green plants and warm metals like brass. It also sits well near other soft travel scenes.

Don’t crowd it with bold graphic prints or anything heavy and dark it’s a soft piece and wants air around it. Stretched over a wooden frame, ready to hang.