Venice: Art & Architecture, Konemann, 1997, Two Vol. Box Set, Fine

Konemann. 1997.

English, English Edition, Fine, HC, Folio, 13" x 11", 920 pp.

ISBN:3895085936

Two-volume boxed set

Fine folio, black paper over board, stamped silver gilt lettering to cover and spine. Tighly bound, sharp tips, and no markings throughout. Fine pictorial dust jackets. Near fine slip-case featuring image of Venice to covers, Gold lettering to spine. 920 pp. Featuring 700 high-quality full-color plates, photographed by Piero Codato and Massimo Venchierutti, to demonstrate the broad range of artistic production, this incredibly illustrated survey provides a comprehensive insight into the history of Venetian art, as expressed through her architecture, sculpture, and painting.

 Vol I : Pictorial dust jacket featuring detail of western wall in the basilica of S. Marco. Devoted to the artistic history of Venice from its beginnings in the Lagoon region to the 16^th century, particular attention is given to the development of mosaic form, Byzantine influence, and reaches a climax in the art of the Golden Age, which brought forth illustrious figures as Jacopo Sansovino, Giorgione and Titian—457 pp.

Vol II: Pictorial dust jacket featuring detail of Canaletto’s Rialto Bridge. This richly illustrated history of Venetian art explores the period from the 17^th century to the 20^th centuries. Providing scope for two separate in-depth individual treatments: one detailed chapter devoted to the interior decoration of the Venetian palaces, while another documents the works of the last outstanding master of Venetian art, Giambattista Tiepolo, and ending with the Biennale and the preservation of its tradition.