A guide to the wonders of Venice, conveyed by means of an artist''s sketchbook
Matthew Rice is a long-time observer and illustrator of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, with an uncanny ability to express the energy of a place through a few lines of ink and splashes of paintFor years, Venice has been a source of deep creative inspiration for him; and now, in
Venice: A Sketchbook Guide, he captures the highlights of this most beguiling of Italian cities.
Unsurprisingly, given his abiding passion for architecture, Matthew provides a wealth of information about the ''stones'' of Venice, including an illustrated guide to the main building styles of the city - Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern - and exemplars of its balconies, bridges and campanilesFurther sections explore the city''s
sestieri - its six residential quarters - as well as its history, paintings, festivals, wildlife and, not least, its
cicchetti and
aperitivi.
Following the same landscape format as Matthew''s real-life sketchbooks,
Venice: A Sketchbook Guide will combine enchanting watercolour illustrations with an informed, personal and witty text, and promises to delight all visitors to Venice, armchair or actual.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
208 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Penguin Books Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2022-05-05 |
| ISBN |
9780241464830 |
