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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stuart M. Blumin , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9780719076633ISBN 10: 0719076633 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 October 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsList of figures List of plates Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The city in Western art: a brief pre-history of vedutismo 2 Stepping into the city: the early vedutisti 3 The encompassing city: emergence of a genre 4 The apogee of vedutismo 5 Piranesi and the turn toward genius Epilogue: Whistler in Venice Notes Index -- .Reviews.. .an excellent and illuminating book on a visual genre that has long been familiar to art historians and those interested in art, but has never been fully understood. --Dr. Tom Nichols, University of Aberdeen . ..an excellent and illuminating book on a visual genre that has long been familiar to art historians and those interested in art, but has never been fully understood. --Dr. Tom Nichols, University of Aberdeen ...an excellent and illuminating book on a visual genre that has long been familiar to art historians and those interested in art, but has never been fully understood. --Dr. Tom Nichols, University of Aberdeen <p>“…an excellent and illuminating book on a visual genre that has long been familiar to art historians and those interested in art, but has never been fully understood.” --Dr. Tom Nichols, University of Aberdeen Author InformationStuart M. Blumin is Professor of History at Cornell University and Director of Cornell in Washington -- . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |