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Dark Water by Robert Clark

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Dark Water

Art, Disaster, and Redemption in Florence

Robert Clark

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · October 6, 2009

Reading lane: Renaissance Art History

Birthplace of Michelangelo and home to untold masterpieces, Florence is a city for art lovers.

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in scienceGood for readers who enjoy Renaissance Art History and Renaissance History.Strong fit for readers who prefer grounded, real-world context.

Book Details

Authors
Robert Clark
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
October 6, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Renaissance Art History · Renaissance History
Reading lane
Renaissance Art History

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Publisher Categories

  • Renaissance Art History

  • Italian History

  • Natural Disasters

About This Book

Birthplace of Michelangelo and home to untold masterpieces, Florence is a city for art lovers. But on November 4, 1966, the rising waters of the Arno threatened to erase over seven centuries of history and human achievement. Now Robert Clark explores the Italian city’s greatest flood and its aftermath through the voices of its witnesses. Two American artists wade through the devastated beauty; a photographer stows away on an army helicopter to witness the tragedy first-hand;...

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Birthplace of Michelangelo and home to untold masterpieces, Florence is a city for art lovers. But on November 4, 1966, the rising waters of the Arno threatened to erase over seven centuries of history and human achievement. Now Robert Clark explores the Italian city’s greatest flood and its aftermath through the voices of its witnesses. Two American artists wade through the devastated beauty; a photographer stows away on an army helicopter to witness the tragedy first-hand; a British “mud angel” spends a month scraping mold from the world’s masterpieces; and, through it all, an author asks why art matters so very much to us, even in the face of overwhelming disaster.

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