{"product_id":"9783836562713","title":"Rome: Portrait of a City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA photographic portrait of Rome\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the city where \u003cb\u003ehistory, spectacle, and sensuality \u003c\/b\u003e collude around every corner, where \u003cb\u003eBaroque\u003c\/b\u003e drama flourishes alongside ancient \u003cb\u003eClassical wonders\u003c\/b\u003e. Where necks crane to admire Michelangelo’s \u003cb\u003eSistine Chapel\u003c\/b\u003e, where Fellini made \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eDolce Vita\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e history, and where \u003cb\u003eMussolini\u003c\/b\u003e crafted fascist ideology into the mega-structures of EUR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bumper \u003cb\u003ephotographic portrait of Rome\u003c\/b\u003e brings together hundreds of photographs from the \u003cb\u003eearly 19th century through to today\u003c\/b\u003e to explore the extraordinary \u003cb\u003ehistory, beauty, and art\u003c\/b\u003e of this \u003cb\u003eincomparable cultural capital\u003c\/b\u003e. Through some 500 sepia, black-and-white, and color images, the collection brings photographers like \u003cb\u003eGiacomo Caneva, Pompeo Molins, Giuseppe Primoli, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Carlo Bavagnoli, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Pasquale De Antonis, Peter Lindbergh, Slim Aarons\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eWilliam Klein\u003c\/b\u003e to reveal \u003cb\u003eRome in its many compelling guises\u003c\/b\u003e : as nexus of the \u003cb\u003eAncient Roman Empire\u003c\/b\u003e, as hotbed of the Renaissance, as treasured travel destination, as a rich patchwork of varied neighborhoods, as home to the \u003cb\u003eVatican\u003c\/b\u003e and center of the \u003cb\u003eRoman Catholic church\u003c\/b\u003e, as political stage, and as perfect backdrop to \u003cb\u003efilm\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efashion shoots\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaching back into illustrious archives, some of the book’s early images offer us a privileged \u003cb\u003eGrand Tour glimpse\u003c\/b\u003e on some of Rome’s most treasured landmarks, revealing the \u003cb\u003eColosseum\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRoman Forum\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSpanish Steps almost void of crowds\u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003edark power of Mussolini\u003c\/b\u003e, the city bedecked with his own iconography and imagery of strength, athleticism, and the fatherland. As color photography comes in, the city transitions from a neo-realismo aesthetic to post-war recovery and hedonism: all the \u003cb\u003eglamorous gowns, exotic celebrities, and Via Veneto café culture immortalized by Fellini\u003c\/b\u003e. Several famous faces are here: \u003cb\u003eLouis Armstrong, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Lauren, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Anna Magnani, Valentino\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042310602992,"sku":"9783836562713","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836562713_p0.jpg?v=1763759980","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836562713","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}