Landscape and Veduta The Representation of Nature in Two Thousand Years of Painting |
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| Author:
| Terraroli, Valerio
Zanella, Massimo |
| ISBN: | 978-88-572-2233-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Skira Editore
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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An extraordinary collection of landscapes and vedute, revealing the changes and revolutions in the representation of the world. A journey back in time to discover the artists and masterpieces that have experimented with this fundamental artistic genre: from the ancient Romans to Cimabue; from Leonardo’s studies to the Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson, from Vermeer and Canaletto to the urban landscapes by Mario Sironi and the wild-eyed visions of Anselm Kiefer. A perspective on the...
More DescriptionAn extraordinary collection of landscapes and vedute, revealing the changes and revolutions in the representation of the world. A journey back in time to discover the artists and masterpieces that have experimented with this fundamental artistic genre: from the ancient Romans to Cimabue; from Leonardo’s studies to the Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson, from Vermeer and Canaletto to the urban landscapes by Mario Sironi and the wild-eyed visions of Anselm Kiefer. A perspective on the history of art through one of the most most celebrated pictorial genres.