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Rome. Portrait of a City (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)
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Rome. Portrait of a City (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)
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This bumper photographic portrait of Rome brings together hundreds
of photographs from the 1840s through to today to explore the
extraordinary history, beauty, and art of this incomparable
cultural capital. From sepia and black and white to color, these
outstanding images dating from the 1840s to the present day allow
us - through the eyes of such photographers as Giacomo Caneva,
Pompeo Molins, Giuseppe Primoli, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Carlo
Bavagnoli, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Pasquale De Antonis, Peter
Lindbergh, Slim Aarons, and William Klein - to discover Rome in its
many compelling guises: as the center of the Roman Empire, as one
of the cradles of the Renaissance, as a favorite destination for
travelers and a rich patchwork of varied neighborhoods, as the seat
of the Roman Catholic Church, a stage for politics, and as the
perfect backdrop for film and fashion shoots. Reaching back into
illustrious archives, some of the book's early images offer us a
privileged Grand Tour glimpse of some of Rome's most treasured
landmarks, revealing the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Spanish Steps
almost void of crowds. Later pictures survey the city's
contrasts-from the luxurious homes and leisure activities of the
privileged to street stalls and laundry lines in the working class
districts of Trastevere and Testaccio. Some documentary-style shots
show us the dark power of Mussolini, the city bedecked with his own
iconography and imagery of strength, athleticism, and the
fatherland. As color photography comes in, the city transitions
from a neo-realismo aesthetic to postwar recovery and hedonism: all
the glamorous gowns, exotic celebrities, and Via Veneto cafe
culture immortalized by Fellini. Many famous faces are here,
including Louis Armstrong, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn,
Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Anna
Magnani, and Valentino.
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