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A walk through the 18th century via the paintings of Bernardo Bellotto
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| 09-18-2019
| Kings and Things
Posted on 11/10/2019 9:12:51 AM PST by NRx
Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780) was one of the most famous painters of what's called "veduta", a genre of painting that specializes in cityscapes. Probably using a "camera obscura", he was able to create highly accurate depictions of the various cities that he was active in, ranging from Rome in Italy, to Dresden in Germany, and Warsaw in Poland. His paintings provide us with a glimpse into 18th century Europe.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History
KEYWORDS: art; bernardobellotto; cameraobscura; godsgravesglyphs; history; veduta
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posted on
11/10/2019 9:12:51 AM PST
by
NRx
To: NRx
How about a walk through reality?
Barcelona, Spain
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posted on
11/10/2019 10:34:28 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: UCANSEE2
I haven’t seen any photographs from the 18th century. And as the video shows, cityscapes have changed dramatically even if some buildings survive.
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posted on
11/10/2019 10:38:15 AM PST
by
NRx
(A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
To: NRx
I havent seen any photographs from the 18th century. That's because 18th century photography looked like this
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posted on
11/10/2019 10:58:14 AM PST
by
Chuckster
(Probably not...)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/10/2019 4:37:14 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
To: NRx
Thanks for the link. I’m sure I’ve walked sightless past at least several of Bellotto’s paintings. It won’t happen again.
ML/NJ
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posted on
11/10/2019 5:10:31 PM PST
by
ml/nj
To: fieldmarshaldj; mairdie
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posted on
11/11/2019 10:32:47 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Note: this topic is from . Thanks NRx. I suspect all of us who are homebound through this, uh, crisis (political crisis) enjoy shaking up the topics that get pinged to GGG.
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posted on
04/18/2020 8:12:41 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
GGG significantly enriches my life, especially now that I am retired and almost chairbound.
Didn’t have to change a thing to self-quarantine, except that I’m not seeing my grandchildren as much.
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posted on
04/18/2020 2:31:30 PM PDT
by
dsc
(As for the foundations of the Catholic faith, this pontificate is an outrage to reason.)
To: dsc
Thanks, that's most kind!
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posted on
04/18/2020 9:55:49 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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