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HTML:Captivating portraits of two of the world's most beguiling cities from the New York Timesâ??bestselling author of The Group. Mary McCarthy blends art, politics, religion, music, and history to create unique living portraits of two of Italy's most enchanting cities in these enthralling books now available in one volume. The Stones of Florence: The book Library Journal called "Mary McCarthy's classic" takes readers on a timeless journey to the place where the Renaissance began. From Michelangelo to the Medicis, The Stones of Florence is McCarthy's hymn to this immortal hub of art and commerce. Venice Observed: McCarthy trains her gaze on the immortal City of Canals. At once a comprehensive travelogue and a powerful piece of reportage, Venice Observed contains "searching observations and astonishing comprehension of the Venetian taste and character" (New York Herald Tribune Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Florence and Venice, the artistic power houses of Italy and polar opposites: Florence, the land-locked city of bankers whose language defines Italian. Venice the seaborne city of traders whose language defies Italian. Florence whose architecture is turned inward; Venice, the splashy city. Florence the city which exiles; Venice, the city of exiles. As far as the two portraits of the cities go, her heart clearly beats for Florence, about which she knows much more and is more intimate with. She is but a tourist to Venice, detesting its venality and superficiality. I wonder how she would react to the fact that the number of inhabitants of Venice has declined from 200,000 in her days to less than 50,000 today. On the plus side, most of the extreme poverty (including child labor exploitation) she describes has vanished from Northern Italy which has become again one of the most prosperous places on earth.
To truly appreciate her art and architecture descriptions, it is helpful to consult one of the inexpensive (printed in China), sumptuously illustrated city portrait books about Florence and Venice that flood the book stores, enabling one to contrast and compare Donatello's and Michelangelo's interpretation of David. Recommended as a quick read. ( )