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Carlo Scarpa, Gipsoteca Canoviana, Possagno
Stefan Buzas
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Text in English and Italian. In a letter from London, dated 9 November 1815, Antonio Canova wrote: "...Here I am in London, dear and best friend, a wonderful city...I have seen the marbles arriving from Greece. Of the basreliefs we had some ideas from engravings, but of the full colossal figures, in which an artist can display his whole power and science, we have known nothing...The figures of Phidias are all real and living flesh, that is to say are beautiful nature itself." With his admiring words for the famous Elgin Marbles Canova, one of the last great artists embodying ... Read more
Text in English and Italian. In a letter from London, dated 9 November 1815, Antonio Canova wrote: "...Here I am in London, dear and best friend, a wonderful city...I have seen the marbles arriving from Greece. Of the basreliefs we had some ideas from engravings, but of the full colossal figures, in which an artist can display his whole power and science, we have known nothing...The figures of Phidias are all real and living flesh, that is to say are beautiful nature itself." With his admiring words for the famous Elgin Marbles Canova, one of the last great artists embodying ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
60
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
60
Place of Publication
Fellbach, Germany
ISBN
9783930698226
SKU
V9783930698226
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About Stefan Buzas
Richard Bryant is one of the best-known architectural photographers, working all over the world. He is the only photographer with an honorary fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Reviews for Carlo Scarpa, Gipsoteca Canoviana, Possagno
In December 2013, RIBA featured an interview with photographer Richard Bryant, talking about his involvement with this book, which features his photographs.