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Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2009. First Impression. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed cloth with mylar-protectected dust jacket, pp. . Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs.. Demy folio, 30cm/12inches], full chrome-embossed aquamarine cloth with mylar-protectected dust jacket, pp. 169. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. The Memphis Brooks PR blurb noted: Paintings by Giovanni Antonio Canal—better known as Canaletto—one of Venice’s most important artists, will be among the objects in the exhibition Venice in the Age of Canaletto, on view at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art from February 14 to May 9, 2010. Inspired by Canaletto’s marvelous and expansive painting The Grand Canal from Campo di San Vio—a gift to the Brooks from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation—this exhibition celebrates the artist within the context of Venice during the city’s last, and most opulent, artistic efflorescence. This period, which spans the eighteenth century, saw the city transformed into a glittering destination for wealthy European tourists on the Grand Tour. Venice’s exotic setting, gambling dens, grand pageants, and famous carnival season were enhanced by its extraordinary cultural heritage.