{"product_id":"rome-portrait-of-a-city-9783836562713","title":"Rome. Portrait of a City","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis hefty photographic portrait of Rome brings together hundreds of photographs from the \u003cstrong\u003e1840s through to today\u003c\/strong\u003e to explore the extraordinary \u003cstrong\u003ehistory, beauty, and art\u003c\/strong\u003e of this \u003cstrong\u003eincomparable cultural capital\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From sepia and black and white to color, these outstanding images dating from the 1840s to the present day allow us -- through the eyes of such photographers as \u003cstrong\u003eGiacomo Caneva, Pompeo Molins, Giuseppe Primoli, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Carlo Bavagnoli, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Pasquale De Antonis, Peter Lindbergh, Slim Aarons\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Klein\u003c\/strong\u003e -- to discover Rome in its many compelling guises: as the center of the \u003cstrong\u003eRoman Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e, as one of the cradles of the Renaissance, as a favorite destination for travelers and a rich patchwork of varied neighborhoods, as the seat of the \u003cstrong\u003eRoman Catholic Church\u003c\/strong\u003e, a stage for politics, and as the perfect backdrop for \u003cstrong\u003efilm\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003efashion shoots\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reaching back into illustrious archives, some of the book's early images offer us a privileged \u003cstrong\u003eGrand Tour glimpse\u003c\/strong\u003e of some of Rome's most treasured landmarks, revealing the \u003cstrong\u003eColosseum\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRoman Forum\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Steps almost void of crowds\u003c\/strong\u003e. Later pictures survey the city's contrasts--from the luxurious homes and leisure activities of the privileged to street stalls and laundry lines in the working class districts of Trastevere and Testaccio. Some documentary-style shots show us the \u003cstrong\u003edark power of Mussolini\u003c\/strong\u003e, the city bedecked with his own iconography and imagery of strength, athleticism, and the fatherland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As color photography comes in, the city transitions from a neo-realismo aesthetic to postwar recovery and hedonism: all the \u003cstrong\u003eglamorous gowns, exotic celebrities, \u003c\/strong\u003eand Via Veneto caf? culture immortalized by Fellini. Many famous faces are here, including \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Armstrong, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Anna Magnani, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Valentino\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFanelli, Giovanni:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Giovanni Fanelli, professor of Architecture History at the University of Florence, is the author of several works of architectural history, urban history, graphic arts and photography, translated into several languages; he has been the Scientific Director of the Fondazione Ragghianti (Lucca) and is series editor for a number of titles of Laterza publishers (Rome).","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611125027090,"sku":"9783836562713","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34f9fb2c-17c4-4d8b-8dbe-de661dfb7289.jpg?v=1732357541","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rome-portrait-of-a-city-9783836562713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}