Venice Observed

(Art and Places).

Comments on Venitian civilization and notes on the plates by André Chastel.

Color Photographs of Paintings by Hans Hinz, Claudio Emmer.

Photographs of Venice by Inge Morath.

A magnificent survey of the art, life and history of Venice with 60 pages in full color and numerous illustrations in black and white.
Mary McCarthy in "Venice Observed" has caught the magic of the city. Her brilliant prose recreates its wonders, its quirks, its glories and its foibles. She delves into its past, into the people — writers, artists, statesmen, courtiers and courtesans who have embellished it.
Recognized as one of America's most gifted writers, Mary McCarthy has added new distinction to her career in this work, part of which ran in the New Yorker. Here she unfolds the glittering panorama of Venetian civilization, with magnificent illustrations showing not only the paintings of the great Venetian school but also the mosaics, jewels, bas-reliefs, sculpture, architecture, drawings and engravings that go to make up the fabulous beauty of the City of the Doges.
One of the main features of this book is the superb color reproductions of the major Venetian works of art. Here is provided a complete survey of painting in Venice including such masters as the Bellinis, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Guardi, Canaletto, the Tiepolos.
To present the setting where these works were created, and the face and soul of Venice itself, the palazzi, the churches, the canals, the gondolas, have been recorded in a series of striking photographs, many in color.
André Chastel, Professor of Art at the Sorbonne University, Paris, has written notes and critical comments on the plates, providing a thorough knowledge of the history of Venetian art and a complete guide to its treasures.
The illustrations of this unusual book are of works still to be found in Venice today, which will prove of particular value to travellers and art lovers.
«Venice Observed" is edited by Georges and Rosamond Bernier, who direct L'Eil the famous international art review.

Note alle condizioni del volume
Usato buone condizioni, segni del tempo, strappetti con mancanze alla sovraccoperta, abrasioni agli angoli della copertina. (T-CA)

Autore/i Mary Mc Carthy
Editore G.& R. Bernier - Royal & Company Luogo Paris - New York
Anno 1957 Pagine 200
Dimensioni 25x31 (cm) Illustrazioni ill. a colori e b/n n.t. - colors and b/w ills
Legatura cart. edit. ill. colori e sovracc. ill. colori - Hardcover with dustjacket Conservazione Usato buone condizioni - used good
Lingua Inglese - English text Peso 1700 (gr)
ISBN N/D - N/A EAN-13 N/D - N/A