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: | Nov 2014 |
Publisher: | Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Skira |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
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.