Paintings in Venice
by Philip Rylands, Augusto Gentili, Giovanna Nepi Sciré, Giandomenico Romanelli
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Author: Augusto Gentili, Giandomenico Romanelli, Giovanna Nepi Sciré, Philip RylandsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-12
ISBN: 0821228137
Number of pages: 608
Publisher: Bulfinch
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Book Review: As Comprehensive a View of the Paintings in Venice as Possible
Summary: 5 Stars
PAINTINGS IN VENICE is a weighty volume (nearly 10 pounds!) in size and scope. Venice as the setting where these masterpiece paintings dwell is very much a part of this fine volume and the design and concept of the book make it an invaluable aid to scholars and art lovers and travelers alike.
Divided into four sections, each of four fine writers takes a period of time and includes Venetian as well as art history into account. Giovanna Nepi Sicre provides a fine overview of the subject and then discusses and shares Venetian painting of the 14th and 15th centuries with special emphasis on the works of Giovanni Bellini. Augusto Gentili continues the illustrations of Bellini's altarpieces to introduce the works of Carpaccio, Giorgione, and other artists who bridged the 15th and 16th centuries. It is in this division that the wondrous works of Titian and Tintoretto and the style of Mannerism is discussed and elaborately shown.
Giandomenico Romanelli takes us through the rather rapidly changing periods of Baroque and Rococo as he discusses paintings and scuplture of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The sections devoted to Tiepolo are particularly lyrical and in addition to the masterworks of Giambattista Tiepolo he also shows the later, harlequin obsessed Giandomenico Tiepolo! Philip Rylands completes this survey with 20th century painting in the public collections such as the Guggenheim.
As with all in depth scholarly oriented books, the authors provide extensive biographies of the artists as well as bibliographies and easily accessed indices of artists and works. In every way this is a first class art book that is well worth the rather steep price! Recommended, Grady Harp, November 05
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