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
ambassador to Greece
most picturesque places
supposedly saved
uniquely individual
constant companions
statue was created
painters from England
henceforth become
linear perspective
thus emphasizing
social activity gradually
picture telling
beautiful and majestic
remarkable monument
tense in mood
joyful beauty
huge cycle of murals
naming the artistic
outlines of buildings
technique of oil painting
direct observations
masters saw in reality
most popular
years of reaction
aspiring artist
introduction of an orange-red
master worked
monuments of the city’s
natural principle
figures are graceful
hands he held
drew themes from these albums
creative response
distinguished by its mannerism
surpass in this respect
products painted
where every wave
inhuman tension.
makes several
especially outstanding
variety of color
studios were located
easel paintings
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