Venetian Painting: A Concise History (World of Art)
by John Steer
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London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. Fine. 1993. Soft Cover. 8vo Venetian Painting: A Concise History John Steer. 175 illustrations, 33 in colour. Venetian painting grew out of Byzantine art, and its opulence and sensuousness clearly differentiate it from the more intellectual art of Florence. In this lively history of the Venetian school John Steer examines its special qualities and traces its development between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries. From the Bellinis onwards, Venetian artists in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries used light, space and, above all, colour to dramatic effect, as demonstrated by the powerful paintings of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese. This heroic tradition declined in the seventeenth century but reasserted itself in the eighteenth, a period in which the great masters were Canaletto, Tiepolo and Guardi. 'Professor Steer's book is knowledgeable, readable and, above all, stimulating' (Arts Review) 'A scholarly and careful account. . . . Quite plainly he loves his subject and has deep knowledge of it' (The Times Educational Supplement) 'Should be of invaluable help to the student' (The Scotsman) .
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- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
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- Title
- Venetian Painting: A Concise History (World of Art)
- Author
- John Steer
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- Soft Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
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