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Venetian landscape painters of the 18th century
By the beginning of the 18th century, the once mighty Venice had lost its significance as the political center of the Mediterranean, becoming a peculiar center of pilgrimage. Rich travelers from all over Europe came here to admire the beauty of the city. And everyone dreamed of taking a picture, drawing or engraving depicting a corner of a beautiful city as a souvenir. No wonder the most popular among other genres enjoyed the landscape.
“The population of Venice,” wrote the historian Monnier, “is a festive and idle crowd: poets and hangers-on, hairdressers and usurers, singers, dancers … – everything that lives in pleasures or creates them. Continue reading
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drew themes from these albums
remarkable monument
introduction of an orange-red
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linear perspective
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most popular
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social activity gradually
studios were located
technique of oil painting
products painted
painters from England
surpass in this respect
monuments of the city’s
creative response
variety of color
henceforth become
uniquely individual
direct observations
outlines of buildings
joyful beauty
distinguished by its mannerism
easel paintings
figures are graceful
inhuman tension.
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huge cycle of murals
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