Pageant and Panorama: the Elegant World of Canaletto (1978)

pageant and panorama

From the blurb: ‘It is through the eyes of Canaletto that most people receive their first impression of Venice. In this survey of paintings, drawings and engravings, the author outlines Canaletto’s working methods, gives an account of his patrons, and discusses the topography of the paintings described.’

Hardback. 80 pp. 28 colour ills. 50 b & w ills. Published by Phaidon Press
Out of print but easy to find secondhand.