Venice and the Doges by Toto Bergamo Rossi, Toto, Count Marin... - 9780847899296

Rizzoli International Publications

Venice and the DogesSix Hundred Years of Architecture, Monuments, and Sculpture\nAuthor(s): Toto Bergamo Rossi, Toto, Count Marino Zorzi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Rizzoli International Publications, United States\nImprint: Rizzoli International Publications\nISBN-13: 9780847899296, 978-0847899296\nSynopsis\nA feast for the eyes and an entertaining, erudite read, this book opens with an illustrated survey of the 120 doges who led the Venetian Republic before continuing with a detailed survey of the incredible array of sculptures and monuments that memorialize them. Although celebrated for painting and music, Venice has a sculptural tradition that was overshadowed by Florence and Rome. Based on new scholarship, this volume reveals the true magnificence of six centuries of Venetian sculpture. With the oldest works dating to the thirteenth century, these masterpieces fill the city s churches and include pieces by great masters from the Lombardo family to Antonio Rizzo, Jacopo Sansov.