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A guide to the glories of Rome, conveyed by means of an artist''s sketchbook

Matthew Rice is a long-time observer and illustrator of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, with an uncanny ability to express the energy of a place through a few lines of ink and splashes of paint. In the first book in this new sketchbook series, he explored the glittering canals of Venice: now he turns his attention to Rome, the Eternal City.

Rome is a place where the ancient, the baroque and the modern clash, and this tension runs through Matthew''s paintings. In this guide, he makes sly juxtapositions of people and animals against the backdrop of the city''s architectural and artistic wonders, its ruins and its ristoranti. Matthew''s ability to notice detail, his sense of light and dark, his expert''s knowledge of architecture and how it creates an atmosphere allows him to present Rome, in these pages, in its all its living, breathing splendour.

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      Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 18 May 2023
      ISBN-13 9780241594438
      978-0241594438
      ISBN-10 024159443X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A guide to the glories of Rome, conveyed by means of an artist''s sketchbook

      Matthew Rice is a long-time observer and illustrator of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, with an uncanny ability to express the energy of a place through a few lines of ink and splashes of paint. In the first book in this new sketchbook series, he explored the glittering canals of Venice: now he turns his attention to Rome, the Eternal City.

      Rome is a place where the ancient, the baroque and the modern clash, and this tension runs through Matthew''s paintings. In this guide, he makes sly juxtapositions of people and animals against the backdrop of the city''s architectural and artistic wonders, its ruins and its ristoranti. Matthew''s ability to notice detail, his sense of light and dark, his expert''s knowledge of architecture and how it creates an atmosphere allows him to present Rome, in these pages, in its all its living, breathing splendour.

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