Painting in eighteenth-century Venice /
Publication details: Oxford, England : Phaidon, ©1980.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:- 0714820024
- 9780714820026
- ND621.V5 L4 1980b
Contents:
Summary: "From Canaletto to Tiepolo, 18th-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 book provides an introduction to 18th-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."--Amazon.com.
The history painters -- Landscape painting -- The view painters -- Genre -- Portrait painting -- The presiding genius : Giambattista Tiepolo.
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library General Shelves | General | N 6921 LEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0004787 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index.
The history painters -- Landscape painting -- The view painters -- Genre -- Portrait painting -- The presiding genius : Giambattista Tiepolo.
"From Canaletto to Tiepolo, 18th-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 book provides an introduction to 18th-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."--Amazon.com.