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Turner and Venice

Door Ian Warrell e.a.

Categorie	Schilderkunst
Boeknummer	#417585-KB48
Titel	Turner and Venice
Auteur	Warrell, Ian & David Laven & Jan Morris & Cecilia Powell
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Tate Gallery
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	185437463X
ISBN13	9781854374639
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, numerous (full page) illustrations in colour, oblong (circa 24x28cm).
Samenvatting	Turner's paintings and watercolours of Venice have long been celebrated as some of his most extraordinary creations. Ever since he began to exhibit them in the 1830s, viewers have been captivated by the potency of his atmospheric visions of the once-great city. With the exception of Canaletto, few artists have responded with such intense imaginative inventiveness to the conjunction of water, light and architecture unique to Venice. Turner's three visits to Venice, over a period of two decades, put him at the forefront of a generation of artists who seized on the potential of Venice as a subject, an achievement highlighted by the inclusion of paintings by Richard Parkes Bonington, Samuel Prout and others. The extent to which Venice's history shaped Turner's perception of the city is also ex... (Lees verder)amined, as are his interest in Venice's role in literature, from Shakespeare to Byron, and his reverence for the achievements of the great artists of the Venetian School: Titian, Bellini and Canaletto. Despite their apparent familiarity, Turner's translucent paintings present intriguing questions that force the modern viewer to re-examine them both on their own terms, and as markers in the development of Turner's late style. With the largest selection of Turner's paintings and watercolours of the City yet published, and contributions by Jan Morris, David Laven and Cecilia Powell, Turner and Venice is a testament both to Turner's evocative images and to the iconic city that inspired them.
Pagina's	280
Conditie	Goed — Name, place and date in pencil on half title.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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