Paintings in Venice

Paintings in Venice by Gentili, Augusto. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780821228135.

Venice, a city that evokes beauty and romance, also serves as one of the greatest "storehouses" of paintings in the world. Featuring an amazing range of art, both in style and period, PAINTINGS IN VENICE traces a path down the grand halls of the Gallerie of the Accademia to numerous sacred churches, private collections, and schools, from the old masterpieces found at the Palazzo Ducale to the great modern artworks in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. The book includes many European masters such as Titian, Bellini, Carpaccio, Lotto, and Bosch, alongside such great modern artists as Picasso, Leger, and Bosch, alongside such great modern artists Picasso, Leger, Mondrian, and Klimt. Essays by four renowned art historians will run in sections alongside the 600 full-color plates and captions, and there will be biographies of every artist in the backmatter.