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Rediscovering Lost Landscapes - Topographical Art in north-west Italy, 1800-1920 (Hardcover)
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Rediscovering Lost Landscapes - Topographical Art in north-west Italy, 1800-1920 (Hardcover)
Series: Garden and Landscape History
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Analysis of hundreds of art works from the period provides insights
into forgotten landscapes and hidden geographies. After the
Napoleonic wars many wealthy British women and men settled along
the coast in Liguria and travelled in Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta in
search of warmth and health. They established English-speaking
colonies of retired clerics, colonial officials, aristocrats and
industrialists at places such as Alassio, Bordighera, Sanremo and
Portofino. Many were keen artists. This book assesses hundreds of
topographical drawings, paintings and photographs of north-west
Italy produced by these British visitors and residents in the
nineteenth and early twentieth century. Through the identification
and analysis of these works, scattered today in private and public
collections in Italy and Britain, it provides insights into the way
Italian landscapes were understood and appreciated. Considered in
conjunction with historical photography, maps, archives and
fieldwork, they deepen our knowledge of past land management
traditions and recover how the contemporary landscape looked. The
artists are placed in their intellectual and geographical contexts;
and interconnections between British and Italian artists and
between topographical art and photography are explored. Different
chapters assess the main subjects depicted, including mountains,
seascapes, rivers, agriculture, trees and woodland, castles,
churches, villages, industries and landscapes of luxury.
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