PhotoBooks Italy - Rome

Following the generations of view painters who recorded Rome for their time, Steven Brooke's collection of seductive and timeless images provides an extraordinary documentation of Rome in the late twentieth-century. The photographs that comprise his Views of Rome transcend the experience of any particular moment. Like the Rome of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the eighteenth-century printmaker, Brooke's Rome is ultimately a Rome of the imagination. His elegant monochromes bear witness to an enchantment with the past.

For this book--the first collection of its kind in over one hundred years--Steven Brooke has written detailed captions that provide the history, location, and, often, directions to each site.

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A companion to Roman Gardens: Villas of the Countryside, this extraordinary volume documents the traditions of gardens and villas within the city of Rome. Roberto Schezen’s exquisite photographs capture the atmosphere and lush surroundings of the villas, many of which are closed to the public and seen here for the first time.

The richest and most cultured cardinals and princes of the 16th and 17th centuries built urban retreats with elaborate gardens throughout the city. The area, featured in the texts of many ancient writers, has remained legendary. The luscious photographs highlight both the architecture and landscape; great artistic treasures as well as wonderful gardens with fountains and monumental sculpture are featured. The 12 villas included are Il Palatino, Villa Chigi Farnesina, Villa Madama, Villa Lante on the Janiculum, Villa Giulia, the Casina of Pope Pius IV in Vatican City, the fountains of Vatican City, Villa Medici, Villa Ludovisi, Villa Doria Pamphili, Villa Chigi – Sala della Tebaide, and Villa Borghese. Marcello Fagiolo’s accompanying text traces the history of the Roman garden and the special conditions surrounding villas built in an urban context.

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This richly illustrated book contains memorable information about the Vatican through pictures and concise and clearly written historical documentation. The book's contents guide the reader through the Vatican Museums, the Vatican Library, the Papal Palaces and Saint Peter's Basilica, highlighting the art, architecture and history.

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