Venice is one of the most beloved cities in the world. The second most popular city in Italy, its romantic vistas have begged artists for centuries to capture its rich topography with paint and brush. In the eighteenth century, a group of artists answered that call with glorious results. Artists such as Canaletto, Luca Carlevaris, and Francesco Guardi, painted and sketched views of Venice which still delight the modern day viewer. V"enetian Views" is the first comprehensive consideration of this enchanting chapter of ...
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Venice is one of the most beloved cities in the world. The second most popular city in Italy, its romantic vistas have begged artists for centuries to capture its rich topography with paint and brush. In the eighteenth century, a group of artists answered that call with glorious results. Artists such as Canaletto, Luca Carlevaris, and Francesco Guardi, painted and sketched views of Venice which still delight the modern day viewer. V"enetian Views" is the first comprehensive consideration of this enchanting chapter of Venetian art. This handsome volume, which includes over 200 color illustrations, includes not only the most well-known practitioners of this art form, but also those less well-known but equally accomplished, including Michele Marieschi, Giacomo Guardi, Bernardo Belloto, and Antonio Visentini. For the Italian art aficionado, this a required addition to any library. And for those uninitiated into the spectacular scenes these artists produced, "Venetian Views" is a gorgeous introduction.
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Like New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0847824209. Text clean and tight; NOTE: additional postage may be necessary for international shipping; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 240 pages.
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Used-Very Good. Venice is one of the most beloved cities in the world. The second most popular city in Italy, its romantic vistas have begged artists for centuries to capture its rich topography with paint and brush. In the eighteenth century, a group of artists answered that call with glorious results. Artists such as Canaletto, Luca Carlevaris, and Francesco Guardi, painted and sketched views of Venice which still delight the modern day viewer. V'enetian Views' is the first comprehensive consideration of this enchanting chapter of Venetian art. This handsome volume, which includes over 200 color illustrations, includes not only the most well-known practitioners of this art form, but also those less well-known but equally accomplished, including Michele Marieschi, Giacomo Guardi, Bernardo Belloto, and Antonio Visentini. For the Italian art aficionado, this a required addition to any library. And for those uninitiated into the spectacular scenes these artists produced, 'Venetian Views' is a gorgeous introduction. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.
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Used-Like New in As New jacket. Venice is one of the most beloved cities in the world. The second most popular city in Italy, its romantic vistas have begged artists for centuries to capture its rich topography with paint and brush. In the eighteenth century, a group of artists answered that call with glorious results. Artists such as Canaletto, Luca Carlevaris, and Francesco Guardi, painted and sketched views of Venice which still delight the modern day viewer. V'enetian Views' is the first comprehensive consideration of this enchanting chapter of Venetian art. This handsome volume, which includes over 200 color illustrations, includes not only the most well-known practitioners of this art form, but also those less well-known but equally accomplished, including Michele Marieschi, Giacomo Guardi, Bernardo Belloto, and Antonio Visentini. For the Italian art aficionado, this a required addition to any library. And for those uninitiated into the spectacular scenes these artists produced, 'Venetian Views' is a gorgeous introduction. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector.
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Near fine in near fine jacket. Frontispiece and many other color illustrations. 239 pages, 4to, blind-stamped navy blue cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Rizzoli, (2002). Near fine.
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VG/VG. Navy cloth with stamped lettering, color pictorial dust jacket. 239 pp. Profusely illustrated with color plates. "Filippo Pedrocco, a Venetian art specialist, offers a concise explanation of the complex nexus of socio-political and economic factors which gave rise to view painting. His sound art historical account considers both the individual character of each artist's work as well as the way in which each artist influenced and borrowed from one another."--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-236) and index.
