Main entry:

Lowe, Alfonso.

Title & Author:

La Serenissima; the last flowering of the Venetian Republic.

Publication:

London, Cassell, 1974.

Description:

x, 180 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, map 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-172) and index.
Part One. The People. What went before ; Grand Tourists ; Daily Life ; A Diversity of People ; Some Entertainments -- Part Two. Intellectual Achievements. The Spirit ; Viva Goldoni! ; Evvivan i Sassoni! -- Part Three. Fine Arts. Architecture ; Sculpture and Minor Arts ; History Painting ; The Portrait and Landscape Painters ; The View Painters ; Genre ; The Master.

Summary:

"La Serenissima is an exploration of [a] paradox; of a civilization living its last with feverish intensity. Before a vivid backcloth of monumental architecture, beneath the exquisite frescoes adorning church interiors, through the calli and canals of Venice herself, Alfonso Lowe recreates the vibrant life and the sumptuous ritual of this unique republic in its final, brilliant flourish of artistic creativity." -- Book jacket.

ISBN:

0304938998
9780304938995

Subject:

Civilization.
Venice (Italy) Civilization To 1797.
Venise (Italie) Civilisation Jusqu'à 1797.
Italy Venice.
Venise (Italie) Civilisation.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 54182
Call No.: ID:90-B2780
Status: Available