Painting In Eighteenth-Century Venice
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At the height of the Venetian Republic's final flourishing, a constellation of painters transformed light, colour, and ceremony into some of the most ravishing canvases in Western art — and Michael Levey's authoritative study brings that gilded world into sharp focus. Painting in Eighteenth-Century Venice chronicles the careers and achievements of the period's master painters, from the luminous vedute of Canaletto and Guardi to the grand theatrical sweep of Tiepolo's ceiling frescoes, situating each within the social, political, and cultural fabric of a city navigating its own magnificent decline. Levey, one of the twentieth century's most respected art historians and former Director of the National Gallery in London, writes with both scholarly precision and genuine aesthetic passion, illuminating the rivalries, patronage networks, and technical innovations that defined the Venetian school. His analysis argues convincingly that this era, so often overshadowed by the Renaissance giants, represents an independent and irreplaceable peak of European artistic achievement. Published by Phaidon — long the gold standard in art historical publishing — this volume remains an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand why Venice's eighteenth-century painters still command wonder and devotion centuries after the Republic itself fell silent.
Author: Michael Levey
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the height of the Venetian Republic's final flourishing, a constellation of painters transformed light, colour, and ceremony into some of the most ravishing canvases in Western art — and Michael Levey's authoritative study brings that gilded world into sharp focus. Painting in Eighteenth-Century Venice chronicles the careers and achievements of the period's master painters, from the luminous vedute of Canaletto and Guardi to the grand theatrical sweep of Tiepolo's ceiling frescoes, situating each within the social, political, and cultural fabric of a city navigating its own magnificent decline. Levey, one of the twentieth century's most respected art historians and former Director of the National Gallery in London, writes with both scholarly precision and genuine aesthetic passion, illuminating the rivalries, patronage networks, and technical innovations that defined the Venetian school. His analysis argues convincingly that this era, so often overshadowed by the Renaissance giants, represents an independent and irreplaceable peak of European artistic achievement. Published by Phaidon — long the gold standard in art historical publishing — this volume remains an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand why Venice's eighteenth-century painters still command wonder and devotion centuries after the Republic itself fell silent.