基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1990 by Batsford, but now out of print.
Full Description
Venice is most frequently associated with such artists as Canaletto and Guardi, but it is also a recurrent theme in a substantial body of British and American work from the beginning of the nineteenth century onwards. This comprehensively illustrated book presents the first full account of those who represented the Anglo-American experience of Venice: the author examines the lives of Whistler, Sickert, and Ruskin, among others, and shows the comradeship, and eccentric behaviour, of artists in Venice that would not have been tolerated in their native countries. A particularly important feature is a reference guide to over 350 artists, from 1819 to the present day, and there is a full and useful bibliography.
Contents
The discovery of Venice; "Venezia, cara Venezia"; "The Stones of Venice"; "City of palaces, pigeons, poodles and pumpkins"; the butterfly on the lagoon; the Duveneck boys; "Fontaine de Jouvence"; a golden age; "That magic, enigmatic city"; "This amazing city created especially for the painter".
