{"product_id":"venice-canaletto-and-his-rivals","title":"Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals","description":"\u003cp\u003eView painting in 18th-century Venice began with the emergence of Luca Carlevarijs and ended with the death of Francesco Guardi in 1793  followed by Napoleons invasion and the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797. In between  a constellation of remarkable painters captured the city in dazzling pictures that are among the greatest achievements in 18th-century art. Canaletto may be the artist popularly associated with Venice  but he had many rivals who competed for commissions  often from foreigners whose patronage was to determine the later course of Venetian view painting. All the major figures are represented hereBellotto  Carlevarijs  Guardi  Joli  Marieschi  and Vanvitellitogether with fascinating contemporaries such as Cimaroli and Tironi. Charles Beddington sets the scene with an overview of the artists then working in the city  and draws on the latest research and scholarship to illuminate the complex stylistic relationships between them. Succinct  lively biographies for each artist are followed by short introductions to the works  grouped chronologically by artist. Each painter saw the same topography with his own unique vision; this beautiful book demonstrates the varied responses to the cityscape  with its ever-changing light  as well as to its spectacles and ceremonies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947532611637,"sku":"ByrdShop_1857094182","price":79.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781857094183.jpg?v=1770016869","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/venice-canaletto-and-his-rivals","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}