Painting in Eighteenth-century Venice
Painting in Eighteenth-century Venice

Author: Michael Levey

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780300060577

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From Canaletto to Tiepolo, eighteenth century Venetian painters created brilliant works of art that are now considered to be the last flowering of the long Venetian tradition of painting. This beautiful book provides an introduction to eighteenth century Venetian painting, discussing the various types of painting--portraiture, genre, landscape, history paintings and religious works--as well as the society, patronage and intellectual climate of Venice at this time.

The Glory of Venice
The Glory of Venice

Author: Jane Martineau

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 0300061862

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Venice, home of Tiepolo, Canaletto, Piranesi, Piazzetta, and Guardi, was the most artistic city of 18th-century Italy. This beautiful book examines the whole range of the arts in Venice during the period, including paintings, pastels and gouaches, drawings and watercolors, prints and illustrated books and sculpture. Beautifully illustrated.