Our traditional stretched canvas are our most famous products. The type of joint is basic for the realisation of the stretcher: our kind of joint is realised according to the Tuscan tradition and assures precision and resistance to torsion. Stretcher strips are connected with an angle of 45°on the side where the canvas stretches; so in case of expansion, the canvas is perfectly stretched. On the back side the stretchers cross with a 90° angle ensuring a perfect framing. The wedges, realised in hard wood, have a very acute angle which help to regulate the canvas tension. The canvas stretched on these stretchers is set on the edge by studs which offer a better tightness: they are also zinc-plated to be more resistant to oxidation.

Gallery stretched canvases differ from the others by the different way the canvas is set on the stretcher: in fact the canvas is set up on the back of the stretcher with staples instead of nails, leaving the side surfaces absolutely white creating new spaces on the edges where the artist can continue to paint. A painting on a gallery stretched canvas seems complete in its purity and simplicity and makes the use of frame unessential. We provide a wide range of sizes which include also those narrow and long that most stimulate the creativity of our artists. In addition, the Gallery Special stretched canvases, differ from the former ones because they don’t have edges at all and therefore grant the artist a 180° painting.

The “Gallery Excellent” line, guarantee of absolute quality, is the top of our production and it is dedicated to the most exigent artists. Only linen canvases, the most prestigious product from our laboratories, are set on these stretchers; they are universally or oil primed with many coats and hand finished according to the ancient tradition. On the back each canvas shows our registered trade mark which grants quality and love for well-made things all over the world.

These stretched canvases are completely manufactured by our Company with the “Leonardesca” canvas: we are proud to keep its ancient receipt. Each stretched canvas shows on its back the mark “Leonardesca”, guarantee of the highest quality. The coating is carried out following the old tradition of the hand priming but with the help of the most modern technologies.