Italia

Fülszöveg

Exploring the villas, gardens, fountains and firescos of Italy, Italia focuses on those essential contributors to the splendour and diversity ofthe Italian genius.
'This beautiful survey of Italy's design genius and landscape settings. . . captures the richness and variety of Italy' Evening Standard
'. . . offers an unusually simpático glimpse
into unfamiliar painted rococco and sometimes humble houses. . . gardens and delicious architectural detail' The Independent
ITALIA
The Art of Living Italian Style
For over two thousand years, Italy has been the source of cultural and artistic inspiration for the rest of the world. The strong Italian sense of what is visually impressive and beautiful has created an architectural and decorative heritage of astonishing splendour and diversity. This book focuses on the most characteristic manifestations of the Italian genius and its beautiful landscape settings, from the magnificent Palladian villas and spectacular lakes and gardens of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Exploring the villas, gardens, fountains and firescos of Italy, Italia focuses on those essential contributors to the splendour and diversity ofthe Italian genius.
'This beautiful survey of Italy's design genius and landscape settings. . . captures the richness and variety of Italy' Evening Standard
'. . . offers an unusually simpático glimpse
into unfamiliar painted rococco and sometimes humble houses. . . gardens and delicious architectural detail' The Independent
ITALIA
The Art of Living Italian Style
For over two thousand years, Italy has been the source of cultural and artistic inspiration for the rest of the world. The strong Italian sense of what is visually impressive and beautiful has created an architectural and decorative heritage of astonishing splendour and diversity. This book focuses on the most characteristic manifestations of the Italian genius and its beautiful landscape settings, from the magnificent Palladian villas and spectacular lakes and gardens of the north to the flamboyant Baroque churches and exotic Arab-influenced architecture of Sicily and the south.
From streetscapes to landscapes, from the town palaces of great landowners and art patrons to simple farm houses in the Tuscan hiUs, firom Byzantine mosaics and renaissance façades to formal Itahan gardens exuberant with statuary and fountains, Italia: The Ai^ of Living Italian Style examines the architecture, the interiors, the gardens and the decorative ornamentation that have forged Italy's artistic reputation.
With 300 specially commissioned photographs and a series of evocative essays, this book provides a new sense of the richness and variety of the Itahan experience as well as being an invaluable visual reference book. Vissza