Venice: A Sketchbook Guide

Matthew Rice is an illustrator and observer of cities, buildings, and people. He has created a sketchbook guide to Venice, combining watercolour illustrations with informative text to delight visitors to the city.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 05 May 2022
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

A captivating journey through the wonders of Venice is presented through the artist's sketchbook in this captivating guide. Matthew Rice, a seasoned observer and illustrator of cities, buildings, and the people who inhabit them, possesses an extraordinary talent for capturing the essence of a place through a mere handful of ink lines and vibrant paint splatters. For years, Venice has served as a profound source of creative inspiration for him, and now, in his latest publication, Venice: A Sketchbook Guide, he unveils the highlights of this enchanting Italian city.

Given his unwavering passion for architecture, Matthew offers a wealth of information about the stones of Venice, including an illustrated guide to the city's main building styles: Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Modern. He also showcases exemplars of Venetian balconies, bridges, and campaniles. Furthermore, the book delves into the city's six residential quarters, known as sestieri, exploring their history, paintings, festivals, wildlife, and, of course, the delectable cicchetti and aperitivi that make Venice's culinary scene renowned.

Venice: A Sketchbook Guide follows the same landscape format as Matthew's real-life sketchbooks, seamlessly combining enchanting watercolour illustrations with an informed, personal, and witty text. This guide promises to delight all visitors to Venice, whether they are armchair travelers or actual adventurers.

Weight: 408g
Dimension: 136 x 209 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241464830