Photographer Sam Youkilis and curator and head of Italian and Spanish paintings Eve Straussman-Pflanzer explore Canaletto’s monumental depiction of 18th-century Venice and how it compares to the present day.
While travel mementos have shifted over time from paintings and souvenir postcards
Reynolds sought to elevate British painting, including portraiture, to the lofty realms of classical expression. After traveling to Rome, Florence, Bologna, and Venice, Reynolds became the first president of the Royal Academy, which had been founded in 1768.
Aelterer Englischer Kunst, Königliche Akademie der Künste, Berlin, 1908, no. 68 (souvenir
Nature, Emotion, Souvenir), Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Palazzo dei Diamanti
"Rothko: A Venetian Souvenir."
London, 1930, no. 407 (no. 337 of commemorative catalogue published 1931; not in souvenir
The 18th-century French still life painter considered it one of her best paintings.
Or maybe as a personal souvenir of her wild success.
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Elizabeth Linley was a successful singer in London before marrying playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Their union was not happy:
Gainsborough, Sir Philip Sassoon’s, 45 Park Lane, London, 1936, no. 8 (illustrated souvenir
gleaned from those reviews, such as the type of prints exhibited, awards given, or souvenir
XLI in commemorative catalogue published 1931; not in souvenir catalogue). 1935
