picture telling
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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where every wave
years of reaction
creative response
picture telling
distinguished by its mannerism
could not recover
studios were located
most popular
social activity gradually
supposedly saved
painters from England
masters saw in reality
inhuman tension.
direct observations
technique of oil painting
constant companions
introduction of an orange-red
monuments of the city’s
uniquely individual
tense in mood
aspiring artist
linear perspective
henceforth become
joyful beauty
beautiful and majestic
drew themes from these albums
remarkable monument
master worked
outlines of buildings
surpass in this respect
easel paintings
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statue was created
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figures are graceful
natural principle
variety of color
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most picturesque places
thus emphasizing
especially outstanding
naming the artistic
huge cycle of murals