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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461102203321

Autore

Uzanne Octave <1852-1931.>

Titolo

Canaletto [[electronic resource] /] / Octava Uzanne ; [translation by Barbara Cochran]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bournemouth, : Parkstone, 2008

ISBN

1-283-95438-9

1-78042-923-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

Temporis collection

Disciplina

759.5

Soggetti

Painters - Italy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Alfred de Musset (1810-1857); Venice during theEighteenth Century; Venetian Society; Il Carnavale; The Nobility; Theatrical Arts, Poetry and Painting; Canaletto: His Talent and Training; His Origins and Youth; His Beginnings and Rome; His Return to Venice; His Trips to London; Canaletto: Portraitist of the Serenissima; Canaletto as Painter and Engraver; The Subjects of his Paintings; His Talent as an Engraver; Canaletto's Legacy; Bellotto, Nephew and Disciple; Colombini, Marieschi, Vinsentini, Guardi and Longhi; Bibliography; List of Illustrations

Sommario/riassunto

Giovanni Antonio Canal, also known as Canaletto (1697-1768) was initiated to painting andperspective by his father who was himself a painter. While art lovers of his time brought back from their travels his paintings as the proofs of their travels in Italy, Canaletto became the true incarnation of the Serenissima. Through his technique of combining different perspectives, he was a true precursor as he filled his canvases with numerous details to evaluate the distances and used the optical chamber in the framing of his painting. Thanks to the precision and the tones of his colours, the painting