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Venice and the Doges: Six Hundred Years of Architecture, Monuments, and Sculpture (in English)
Toto Bergamo Rossi
(Author)
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Count Marino Zorzi
(Introduction by)
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Matteo de Fina
(Photographs by)
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Rizzoli Electa
· Hardcover
Venice and the Doges: Six Hundred Years of Architecture, Monuments, and Sculpture (in English) - Bergamo Rossi, Toto ; Zorzi, Count Marino ; de Fina, Matteo
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Synopsis "Venice and the Doges: Six Hundred Years of Architecture, Monuments, and Sculpture (in English)"
While Venice is better known for soft light and atmospheric painters, this elegant new volume transforms our understanding of Venetian sculpture and its place in the city's artistic tradition. A feast for the eyes and an entertaining, erudite read, this book opens with an illustrated survey of the 120 doges who led the Venetian Republic before continuing with a detailed survey of the incredible array of sculptures and monuments that memorialize them. Although celebrated for painting and music, Venice has a sculptural tradition that was overshadowed by Florence and Rome. Based on new scholarship, this volume reveals the true magnificence of six centuries of Venetian sculpture. With the oldest works dating to the thirteenth century, these masterpieces fill the city's churches and include pieces by great masters from the Lombardo family to Antonio Rizzo, Jacopo Sansovino, Alessandro Vittoria, and Baldassare Longhena. The sculptural marvels of Venice tell the story of a procession of doges--politicians, scholars, conquerors, merchants, and even a saint, Pietro Orseolo--over a thousand-year history. Engaging text highlights the adventurous, eventful, and sometimes glorious lives of these legendary figures, while the newly commissioned photography showcases the grandeur and beauty of a neglected aspect of Venice's cultural history.
