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Faenza
Mural Artist in Faenza
In Faenza, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in houses, guest houses, workshops, restaurants and shops. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Faenza
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
Surface and technique set the price; interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, any scaffolding and the timing are then written into the quote.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Faenza, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Faenza, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Faenza
Faenza gave its name to faience: the French term, still used for glazed ceramics, derives directly from the town’s name. Between the Middle Ages and the seventeenth century Faenza became one of the main European centres of majolica. The International Museum of Ceramics, founded in 1908, is today one of the most important in the world in its field. Giulia paints in Faenza for period houses, workshops and venues.
What Giulia brings to Faenza. Faenza majolica is painting: motifs painted by hand on a surface, with a vocabulary that moved from medieval geometry to large Renaissance compositions. Giulia works in the same register, but on the wall and at the scale of the room. She defines each mural with the person who entrusts it to her. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
What Giulia brings to Faenza
The International Museum of Ceramics was founded in September 1908, at the close of the exhibition devoted to Torricelli, from gifts by the exhibitors; Gaetano Ballardini ran it until 1953. In May 1944 a bombing raid destroyed it almost entirely. Ballardini wrote to Picasso asking for a work: Picasso agreed, and invited Chagall and Matisse to do the same. The museum now holds more than 50,000 pieces over 15,000 square metres.
Faenza is therefore the town that gave its name to faience and rebuilt its museum with gifts from the greatest painters of the twentieth century. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in houses, workshops, restaurants and shops of the centre, using odourless acrylic colours indoors: the workshop stays open while she works. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
Giulia also paints live in Faenza. For a festival, an opening, a concert or a wedding, she sets up her easel and the painting takes shape in front of your guests, signed and taken home the same evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. See live painting →
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Faenza?
The rate is per square metre: €150 for a line drawing or a simple motif, €250 for a fully painted subject, €350 for a trompe l’oeil or ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I commission a mural in Faenza?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Faenza, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Faenza, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Faenza include the materials?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches and the protective varnish as a finish. While she paints, you tell her what you think, and she adjusts. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Faenza, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Faenza as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free. To have a wall painted in Faenza, the guide Who to hire to have a wall painted explains the words of the craft and how to choose.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Faenza?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Faenza be painted on a wall?
Yes. Three or four landmarks are enough to recognise it. The Piazza del Popolo and its double loggias, the neoclassical facades of the centre, and the glazed pottery that gave faience its name. Giulia Dal Bon paints it with a brush, on site. The rate follows the technique: 150 € per sqm for a line drawing, 250 € for a fully painted view. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Faenza?
In Faenza, period houses lend themselves to hand-painted decorative motifs, figurative subjects or a trompe l’oeil. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
Spray can and brush give two different results. The brush works in layers, which makes gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil possible: that is why a mural can be looked at like a painting. In Faenza, Giulia Dal Bon paints by hand, in odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint outdoors. A painting made by hand shows, and it stands out all the more today.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A muralist, or a decorative painter; the word fresco painter exists too, for the old technique. In Faenza, that is the work of Giulia Dal Bon: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. People also search for it as mural painting, wall mural or hand-painted wall. Send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Faenza?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. All year round, Giulia also paints outdoors, on a dry wall and in mild weather.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Faenza?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you generally need the owner’s or building association’s agreement, and a notice to the municipality if the building sits in a protected zone: many buildings in the historic centre are protected. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
Painted in acrylic by Giulia Dal Bon, a mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
Facades and exteriors
For exterior walls and facades in the historic centre.
Facade and exterior muralsOther cities
Giulia also works in these other European cities.
Florence · Venice · Forte dei Marmi · Amalfi
All the cities
Giulia also travels to Brisighella, Castel Bolognese, Solarolo, Riolo Terme, Russi, Bagnacavallo, Cotignola, Lugo, Casola Valsenio and Imola.
The 20-metre-plus wall for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Faenza
In Faenza, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. The same work applies to the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway. A ceiling is painted like a wall, working overhead. Outdoors, she uses quartz paint on the exterior facade, with a protective varnish to finish. In a rented place, she paints on a mobile panel that you take with you.
The venues that welcome her in Faenza range from apartment to boutique, with hotel in between.
In the historic centre and Borgo Durbecco, a photo of the wall is enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch onto it, and your idea comes together with her.
A wall can carry a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, lettering, a painted sign. A ceiling takes a sky. A perspective trompe-l’oeil opens a window or a corridor on a solid wall. Giulia also paints figures and animals, and reproduces a work on request.
Possible subjects in Faenza: the glazed pottery that gave faience its name, the Piazza del Popolo and its double loggias, the neoclassical facades of the centre. And anywhere, a trompe-l’oeil window, botanicals and a painted sky find their place.
The craft goes by several names, and each of them is right about something. Mural and wall mural speak of the wall, wall decoration and mural decoration speak of the room, decorative painting speaks of the gesture, trompe-l’oeil speaks of the effect. A hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, a painting made directly on the wall: still the same thing. In Faenza, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
The term faience derives directly from the name of Faenza; the International Museum of Ceramics was founded there in 1908.
Giulia also travels throughout Emilia-Romagna.
Where the mural can find its place
- In a period apartment, she paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the ceiling. From €150 per m², free quote within 48h.
- For a hotel or a boutique, Giulia paints the reception wall, the storefront and the lounge. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels throughout Emilia-Romagna.