For centuries, Sorrento has been the destination of northern European longing for Italy. Writers and painters have immortalised the place in words and pictures.
Sorrento, a coastal town in southwest Italy on the Bay of Naples.
Tag: Grand Tour
The Grand Tour, also known as the Cavaliers’ Tour, was the name given to an obligatory journey undertaken since the Renaissance by the sons of the European nobility, later also by the upper middle classes, through Central Europe, Italy, Spain and also to the Holy Land. In England in particular, the Grand Tour found rich literary expression in the 18th century.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History Hardcover – Illustrated, November 4, 2015
by Françoise Tétart-Vittu (Author)
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.
Florence and Fiesole, Italy. The beauty of the Val d’Arno.
Grand Tour. Florence and Fiesole, Italy. The Rhine, Italy, and Greece in a series of drawings from nature by George Newenham.
The Ducal Palace at Venice. The Palace of the Doges.
The Doge’s Palace in Venice was the seat of the Doge and the governing and judicial organs of the Republic of Venice from the 9th century onwards.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
The town and lake of Tiberias from the north.
The view is taken from a point immediately above the north-west corner of Tiberias.
Literature
Couture: then and now Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically.
View of Jaffa, looking north, 1843 by David Roberts.
Besides its authentic history, Jaffa figures in a strange mixture of Hebrew and Heathen tradition.
The ancient Greek city of Posidonia or Paestum in Magna Graecia.
Percy Bysshe Shelley in Italy. Temple of Neptune at Paestum. Letter from Naples. The Year 1818.
Besharah, of the Beni Said tribe. The dress of the Arab tribes.
The dress of the Arab tribes on the route to Petra.
Besharah, of the Beni Said tribe, a member of the artists’ travelling party in Egypt, Sinai and Akabah.
The Vatican. St Damaso with the loggias of Bramante and Raphael.
The beautiful Loggias, or open corridors, rise in three stories one above the other, each exhibiting towards the East, towards the North, and towards the West.
The Rock temple of El Deir at Petra. The Holy Land by David Roberts.
The general view of Petra strikes every traveller with admiration. El Deir stands a thousand feet above the level of the City.
Descent upon the Valley of Jordan 1839.
The View is taken from the highway leading from Jerusalem through Jericho, and forming a part of the road, by which Jerusalem was connected with the countries on the Euphrates
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
