'Italy: In The Footsteps Of The Great Artists'

In this thrilling and highly imaginative title, famous artists become guides to the Italian cities in which they lived. Readers are led through the labyrinthine streets of seventeenth-­century Rome in the company of Caravaggio, and go deep into the Venices of Casanova, Carnevale, and Canaletto. Each of the twelve chapters is devoted to an artist or group of artists. Each begins with hand-drawn vignettes, a map, and a dozen itineraries to choose from. This interactive title immerses both the reader and the artwork in the place of its creation. Works can be viewed "in-situ", inside churches, palaces and grand villas. 'Italy: In The Footsteps Of The Great Artists' is part of Thames & Hudson’s 'Art of Travel' series, and is authored by Nick Trend and Cassandre Montoriol. A serious and bewitching look at the relationship between art history and travel, the title belongs on the shelves of the creative and the curious everywhere.