Giandomenico Romanelli Libros

The entire span of Venetian art - in architechture, sculpture, and painting - from the 13th through the 18th centuries is systematically explained by renowned art historians. If you approach Venice by way of the lagoon, the city appears to be as homogenous as a single building. But as soon as you step into its shadowy alleys, you will be captivated by the palazzi, churches, and private palaces where the eye is drawn to the dazzling sylistic variety of Moorish window arches adjacent to balconies in Venetian Gothic and severe Renaissance facades.

English LANGUAGE First Edition 1986 by Edizione Electa. Paperback 98 pages w many full color and b/w photos.

Portrait of Venice presents a cultural tour of the most remarkable architecture and urban development throughout the history of this great city -- from medieval times through Gothic, Renaissance, and neo-classical periods, and into the 20th century. The works of architects and painters and the monuments of the city's prominent families and rulers are captured here in over 450 color photographs. The text provides a history of the urban development of Venice, and promotes an understanding of the fascinating struggles and politics that influenced the current face of the city.

If you approach Venice by way of the lagoon, the city appears to be as homogenous as a single building. But as soon as you step into its shadowy alleys, you will be captivated by the architectural finesse of the palazzi, churches, and private residential palaces where the eye is drawn to the dazzling stylistic variety of Moorish window arches adjacent to balconies in Venetian Gothic and severe Renaissance facades. This classic volume offers detailed insight into the broad spectrum of architecture, sculpture, and painting of the city on the lagoon. The authors chronologically progress through the stages of Venetian art history from the thirteenth to the eighteenth centuries. More than 650 illustrations document the eventful artistic developmentof this exceptional city, whose monuments have been largely preserved until today. Giandomenico Romanelli is Director of the Museums of the City of Venice. In this volume, with the assistance of art historians from Europe and the United States he presents not only the extraordinary richness of Venetian art, but also the latest research about Venice and delivers an impressive explanation of why the art of the famous city of canals continues to generate so much enthusiasm.

Dieses zweibändige Werk bietet eine umfassende Analyse der Kunst und Architektur Venedigs, einer Stadt, die für ihre einzigartige kulturelle und historische Bedeutung bekannt ist. Die Autoren untersuchen die Entwicklung der venezianischen Architektur von der byzantinischen bis zur modernen Zeit und beleuchten die Einflüsse verschiedener Epochen und Stile. Neben detaillierten Beschreibungen bedeutender Bauwerke und Kunstwerke werden auch die sozialen und politischen Kontexte, die diese Entwicklungen geprägt haben, thematisiert. Die Bände enthalten reichhaltige Illustrationen und Fotografien, die die visuelle Pracht Venedigs dokumentieren. Die Leser können erwarten, tiefere Einblicke in die künstlerischen Strömungen und die architektonischen Techniken zu gewinnen, die Venedig zu einem der faszinierendsten Orte der Kunstgeschichte gemacht haben.

A travers un tonnant parcours photographique, ce livre voque l'volution architecturale et artistique de Venise. Une volution riche et complexe car tout au long des sicles les plus grands architectes s'enorgueillissent de pouvoir relever le dfi de l'eau. Ils se nomment Lombardo, Codussi, Sansovino, Palladio... Les artisans et les artistes, quant eux, se pressent pour participer l'exaltation de la Srnissime. Bellini, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titien, le Tintoret, Tiepolo mlangent leurs couleurs tandis que les tailleurs de pierre sculptent et dressent leurs uvres. Les masures des origines se transforment en maisons, en palais, en glises. Les canaux, rgulirement entretenus, deviennent les voies princires de la lagune dans laquelle se refltent les constructions. L'histoire de Venise s'crit non seulement au fil de l'eau mais aussi au fil des pierres.