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 · Venice Observed: McCarthy trains her gaze on the immortal City of Canals. At once a comprehensive travelogue and a powerful piece of reportage, Mary McCarthy (–) was an American literary critic and author of more than two dozen books including the New York Times bestseller The Group. Born in Seattle, McCarthy studied at. Venice Observed by Mary McCarthy. Venice Observed (Art and Places) by Mary McCarthy () () () () () (0) 0 Reviews 0 Quotations 0 Notes. Add to Your Books. Add to Library Add to Wishlist. Share. At once a comprehensive travelogue and a powerful piece of reportage, Venice Observed is a testimony of McCarthy’s love affair with the City of Canals. This ebook features superb color reproductions of the works of Giorgione, Veronese, Titian, Canaletto, Guardo, Bellini, and Tiepolo, and an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including.

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Venice Observed - Ebook written by Mary McCarthy. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Venice Observed. With a lack of sentimentality unusual for the genre, Venice Observed explores the history, art, architecture, religion, and cultural peculiarities of the City of Canals. Mordantly witty and legendarily wry, Mary McCarthy catalogs the impressions of such visitors to the city as Montaigne, Stendhal, Spencer, and Henry James, but paints her own wholly original depictions of the city. The Stones of Florence Venice Observed. by. Mary McCarthy. · Rating details · 72 ratings · 7 reviews. The Stones of Florence and Venice Observed are wonderfully vivid and perceptive descriptions of two great Italian cities, told through their history and art, revealing Mary McCarthy to be one of literature's greatest travelling companions. Here she depicts Florence through its tempestuous past, from the reign of the Medicis to Savonarola's bonfire of the vanities.