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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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monuments of the city’s
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painters from England
could not recover
joyful beauty
most popular
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easel paintings
huge cycle of murals
constant companions
naming the artistic
masters saw in reality
ambassador to Greece
where every wave
direct observations
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studios were located
variety of color
henceforth become
surpass in this respect
master worked
inhuman tension.
figures are graceful
technique of oil painting
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most picturesque places
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distinguished by its mannerism
uniquely individual
social activity gradually
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especially outstanding
statue was created
creative response
thus emphasizing
tense in mood
beautiful and majestic
outlines of buildings
linear perspective
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