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‎Giovanni David. Pittore e Incisore della Famiglia Durazzo‎

‎Newcome Schleier, Mary and Giovanni Grasso: Giovanni David. Pittore e Incisore della Famiglia Durazzo. Turin: Artema, 2003. 213pp with 52 colour and 134 monochrome illustrations. Hardback. 24.6x25cms. Giovanni David 1743-1784 is now best known for his etchings pioneering the technique of aquatint, but was also a versatile painter and draughtsman who, with his predilection for dramatic subjects and fascination with death, was a precursor of Romanticism. Includes two recently discovered albums of drawings of views of English and French gardens, palaces and townscapes he made, during a tour across Europe accompanying members of the Durazzo family. Text in Italian.‎

‎Giovanni David 1743-1784 is now best known for his etchings pioneering the technique of aquatint, but was also a versatile painter and draughtsman who, with his predilection for dramatic subjects and fascination with death, was a precursor of Romanticism. Includes two recently discovered albums of drawings of views of English and French gardens, palaces and townscapes he made, during a tour across Europe accompanying members of the Durazzo family. Text in Italian‎