Ch. 21: “Both by Sea and Land”: Venetian Trade and Retail in the View
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Description
This chapter appears in the book, A View of Venice: Portrait of a Renaissance City. Edited by Kristin Love Huffman.
Chapter abstract: Sold at the relatively princely sum of three florins, Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View of Venice proved popular among members of the Serenissima, as attested by the eight versions that still reside in the city. In addition to its cost, the large size would have necessitated space for storage and viewing. It is tempting to imagine the View taking up residence in Venice, perhaps even somewhere in the porteghi, ample quasi-public spheres of the city’s grand palazzi. Much of Venice’s success relied on her prosperous merchant class, some of whom were involved in its pigment trade. With both the means to afford the View and a vested interest in the civic pride it embodies, merchants represent an interesting audience from which to consider the View’s creation.
ISBN
978-1-4780-1917-6
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
Duke University Press
City
Durham
Keywords
Jacopo de' Barbari, Venice, Italian art, Renaissance art
Disciplines
Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture | Art and Design | Renaissance Studies
Recommended Citation
DeLancey, Julia, "Ch. 21: “Both by Sea and Land”: Venetian Trade and Retail in the View" (2024). Cultural and Philosophical Inquiry Books. 10.
https://scholar.umw.edu/cpr_books/10