02761nam 2200577Ia 450 991046110220332120200520144314.01-283-95438-91-78042-923-1(CKB)2670000000180983(EBL)915132(OCoLC)793511433(SSID)ssj0000661359(PQKBManifestationID)12301764(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000661359(PQKBWorkID)10726935(PQKB)10887749(MiAaPQ)EBC915132(PPN)197278787(Au-PeEL)EBL915132(CaPaEBR)ebr10622076(CaONFJC)MIL426688(EXLCZ)99267000000018098320080213d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCanaletto[electronic resource] /Octava Uzanne ; [translation by Barbara Cochran]Bournemouth Parkstone20081 online resource (256 p.)Temporis collectionDescription based upon print version of record.1-85995-683-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 IllustrationsGiovanni 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 paintingTemporisPaintersItalyElectronic books.Painters759.5Uzanne Octave1852-1931.912095MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461102203321Canaletto2042275UNINA