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Les Editions du Pacifique Rome sketchbook
One of Europe’s most beautiful cities is celebrated through the talents of artist Fabrice Moireau In Rome, the only guide is the curiosity of the places, the monuments, the sculptures, which Fabrice Moireau reveals to us in watercolors. Rome the ancient, Rome the imperial, Rome the baroque, but also Rome the present, are sublimated under the brush and the pen of the two authors, who invite us to discover the masterpieces of the "eternal city".
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Les Editions du Pacifique Rooftops of Paris sketchbook
Books on Paris are legion, but there is virtually none devoted to its rooftops and the vistas they look out into. Rooftops of Paris is an invitation to travel to a new and unfamiliar territory in a city filled with time-honoured historical and cultural icons that many are so familiar with. This volume of quirky but charming artwork, which provides a view of Paris as seen from its rooftops, represents the creative efforts of French illustrator Fabrice Moireau and Belgian writer Carl Norac. Moireau has undertaken a close study of Paris, surveying it at rooftop level with an entomologist’s eye for detail. In this book, he captures in watercolour the city’s lesser-known nooks and crannies, alongside the famous landmarks, offering unusual angles and new ways of seeing an iconic city. This other side of Paris – this levitated, almost unreal world – is an extravagant mass of ingenious shapes and forms that give protection from rain, wind and architectural monotony. The captions accompanying the paintings are rendered in Moireau’s own handwriting while the evocative and poetical text was crafted by Norac, an award-winning poet, playwright and author of children’s books. The writer goes beyond prosaic description to capture some of the wild and poetic imaginings inspired by these rooftops.
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Les Editions du Pacifique Florence sketchbook
One of Europe’s most beautiful cities is celebrated through the talents of artist Fabrice Moireau Florence, the capital of Tuscany, cradle of the Renaissance and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, unfolds in this book its architectural wealth, its emblematic monuments as well as its popular neighborhoods. From churches to museums, from gardens to palaces and from small squares to winding streets, Fabrice Moireau paints a vivid portrait of the city of the Medici, Leonardo da Vinci and Dante Alighieri.
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Les Editions du Pacifique Venice sketchbook
One of Europe’s most beautiful cities is celebrated through the talents of artist Fabrice Moireau Venice, a mosaic of over 100 islands, many connected by the 400 bridges which span its famous canals, is possibly the most romantic city in the world. It began as a village in the marshes and grew into a formidable sea power, dubbed the Queen of the Adriatic. Now its fading glories - the canals and palaces, monuments and churches — battle with the elements, yet remain breathtakingly beautiful. Artist Fabrice Moireau showcases Venice's grand attractions and hidden charms through his watercolour paintings and pencil sketches.
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