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An Artist in Venice
Adam Van Doren
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Description for An Artist in Venice
Hardcover. The city of Venice has always provided an almost irresistible lure for both writers and artists. Henry James loved it, as did Ruskin, Browning, Pound, and Brodsky. For artists, it has been a compulsory magnet since the time of Bellini and Canaletto. This title presents a tour of Venice from an artist's perspective. Num Pages: 128 pages, full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Filled with wit and insight, this is a fascinating tour of Venice from an artist's perspective. The city of Venice has always provided an almost irresistible lure for both writers and artists. Henry James loved it, as did Ruskin, Browning, Pound, and Brodsky. For artists, it has been a compulsory magnet since the time of Bellini and Canaletto. By the 19th century there was hardly an artist of note - Whistler and Turner, Sargent and Prendergas - who was not seduced by the city's charms, history, and aesthetic heritage. For the depiction of Venice by artists, it's a high bar ... Read more
Filled with wit and insight, this is a fascinating tour of Venice from an artist's perspective. The city of Venice has always provided an almost irresistible lure for both writers and artists. Henry James loved it, as did Ruskin, Browning, Pound, and Brodsky. For artists, it has been a compulsory magnet since the time of Bellini and Canaletto. By the 19th century there was hardly an artist of note - Whistler and Turner, Sargent and Prendergas - who was not seduced by the city's charms, history, and aesthetic heritage. For the depiction of Venice by artists, it's a high bar ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
David R. Godine Publisher Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
123
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9781567924541
SKU
V9781567924541
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About Adam Van Doren
Adam Van Doren is a former Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. He has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. and the Addison Gallery of American Art among, others.
Reviews for An Artist in Venice
“Architect and artist Van Doren offers a love letter to Venice in this elegant and slender volume, and he sings his praise to the city through majestic prose and 23 beautiful watercolor paintings of Venice.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “Van Doren pulls off the not-inconsequential feat of conjuring some of the best-known views of the world with fresh ... Read more