Venice

Mortimer Menpes Dorothy Menpes

Sprache: English

Genres: Sachbücher Reisen & Geographie

Sprecher:Phil Benson

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1. Arrival and First Impresssions
2. History
3. A Glimpse Into Bohemia
4. Architecture
5. St. Mark's
6. Painters of the Renaissance
7. Streets, Shops, and Courtyards
8. The Islands of the Lagoon
9. Social Ups and Downs
10. Gondolas and Gondoliers

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Following his assignment to South Africa as Black and White Magazine's war artist, Mortimer Menpes travelled extensively, becoming the artist of choice for A. & C. Black's colour guide book series. His guide to Venice, co-authored with his daughter, Dorothy Menpes, contained 75 watercolour illustrations. Menpes's text, which serves well as a guide to the art and architecture of present-day Venice, is enlivened by his enthusiasm for everything Venetian, and especially by his satirical portrait of the community of foreign artists who gather at the Panada restaurant. - Summary by Phil Benson