Grand Tour : the lure of Italy in the eighteenth century / edited by Andrew Wilton and Ilaria Bignamini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilton, Andrew.

Bignamini, Ilaria, 1952-2001.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Tate Gallery.

Palazzo delle esposizioni (Rome, Italy)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British--Travel--Italy--History--18th century--Exhibitions.

British.

Europeans--Travel--Italy--History--18th century--Exhibitions.

Europeans.

Art, British.

Exhibitions.

Europeans--Travel.

History.

British--Travel.

Italy--In art--Exhibitions.

Italy.

Italy--Description and travel--Exhibitions.

Art, British--18th century--Italian influences--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

328 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Other Title:

Lure of Italy in the eighteenth century

Place of Publication:

London : Tate Gallery Publishing, 1996.

Summary:

The Grand Tour, the journey made by noblemen and gentlemen of many nations to Italy in search of antique and modern culture, reached its apogee in the 18th century and came to an end with the Napoleonic Wars in the 1790s. This book looks at this vital aspect of European civilization in the age of the Enlightenment from the point of view of several countries and includes the work of foremost artists of the period, among them Canaletto, Richard Wilson, Pompeo Batoni, Joseph Wright of Derby, and Joshua Reynolds.

A team of international experts has been brought together to contribute detailed descriptions of ever 200 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, prints, and objets d'art from Europe and America.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Tate Gallery, London, Oct. 10, 1996-Jan. 5, 1997 and the Palazzo delle esposizioni, Rome, Feb. 5-Apr. 7, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-315) and index.

ISBN:

1854371886

OCLC:

36061623