Italy: Monuments Past and Present is an excellent resource for travelers and students alike

Introduction by Paolo Prodi

The most telling aspect may be the furrowed brow above squinting eyes and a scrunched nose

The seven chapters in the book fall naturally into two sections: fundamentals

“Both “logic” and “copy” are carefully examined

Rosalba Carriera rabbit Italy: Monuments Past and PresentAngela Oberer This stunning new volume is the first accessibly written, illustrated, English language biography of Rosalba Carriera, one of the most famous women artists in eighteenth century Europe. Born in Venice in 1673 to a lawyer and a lace maker, Rosalba Carriera began her career painting decorative objects and rose to international renown as a portraitist in Italy, Germany, France, and England. In 1757 she died nearly blind from cataracts, a