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Synopsis
Save Venice Inc., known for its preservation of art and architecture in the beloved Italian city, has published Four Decades of Restoration in Venice, a 500-page, stunning publication illustrating 40 years of preservation work in Venice with full color photographs. Available in softcover for $65 or hardcover for $200. The works illustrated in the publication include paintings on panels and on canvas, frescoes, sculpture, architectural works both large and small, votive objects, and even organs, maps, books, and boats.
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About the Author
The publication is edited by David Rosand, Meyer Schapiro Professor of Art History Emeritus at Columbia University, and Melissa Conn, Save Venice Associate Director, Venice
Review
Save Venice, the US-based charity dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Venetian art and architecture, this year celebrates the 40th anniversary of its foundation. To mark the event, it has published Four Decades of Restoration in Venice, a 400-page history of the organisation ($65pb). --The Arts Newspaper, No. 228, October 2011
Venice Scrubbed and Polished With Italian austerity measures looming and construction of the Mose Flood Barrier in full swing, little remains in Venice s budget to protect and restore its treasures. Which is why Save Venice Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the artistic heritage of the city, seems more relevant than ever. The organization is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with the release of the monumental book Save Venice Inc.: Four Decades of Restoration in Venice. The 500-page, self-published volume (hardcover edition, $200; soft cover $60; all proceeds go to Save Venice) serves as a retrospective on paper of the 400 works of art and architecture that the organization has adopted and restored. As is often the case in Venice, to see some of the group s 30 current projects one has to go to church. In August at the quiet Church of San Sebastiano, it recently unveiled the brilliantly restored ceiling canvases and scrollwork by the Renaissance master Paolo Veronese that had been covered in scaffolding for two years. And in the same neighborhood, at the Accademia Gallerie, the organization is nearing completion of a program to removed the tarnish from the gilded ceilings of the Sala dell Albergo and refurbish its painted wood carvings and giant oil canvases by Titian. Considering Italy s current economy, Venice will need all the help it can get. --New York Times Travel Blog, October 7, 2011
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- PublisherSave Venice Inc.
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0962336416
- ISBN 13 9780962336416
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages471
- EditorMelissa Conn, David Rosand
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