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Venice and Drawing 1500-1800: Theory, Practice and Collecting
Catherine Whistler
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Description for Venice and Drawing 1500-1800: Theory, Practice and Collecting
Hardback. An impressive overview of drawing in Venice, from the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo Num Pages: 380 pages, 130 color + 85 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; ACQ; AFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 289 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2074.
An impressive overview of drawing in Venice, from the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo From the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo, drawing was an important part of artistic practice and was highly valued in Venice. This exciting new study overturns traditional views on the significance of drawing in Venice, as an art and an act, from the Renaissance to the age of the Grand Tour. Gathering together the separate strands of theory, artistic practice, and collecting, Catherine Whistler highlights the interactions and ... Read more
An impressive overview of drawing in Venice, from the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo From the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo, drawing was an important part of artistic practice and was highly valued in Venice. This exciting new study overturns traditional views on the significance of drawing in Venice, as an art and an act, from the Renaissance to the age of the Grand Tour. Gathering together the separate strands of theory, artistic practice, and collecting, Catherine Whistler highlights the interactions and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300187731
SKU
V9780300187731
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About Catherine Whistler
Catherine Whistler is senior curator of European art, Ashmolean Museum, and a fellow of St. John's College, Oxford.
Reviews for Venice and Drawing 1500-1800: Theory, Practice and Collecting
Certainly a coffee table book in its illustrations and design, this is also replete with original scholarship, and a definitive point of view which Whistler defends with great clarity, convincingly portraying the role of drawing in Venice from the early 1500s through the 1800s. Scholars, collectors, art historians and anyone who is captivated by fine drawing will want this book ... Read more