Caffe Florian in St Mark's Square has always been the high-society drawing-room of Venice. And Gianni Berengo Gardin, an adoptive Venetian, has always had close ties with the city where he began his career. This book is the result of his photographing a week in the life of the historic cafe which can boast habitues from the past such as Casanova and Byron. Berengo Gardin has sat in his usual discreet fashion on the plush small red divans in Florian's and captured around forty timeless moments from everyday life. The black-and-white images provide a wonderful insight into the reality of Florian's, which is about to celebrate three hundred years of glorious social life. In fact the cafe was opened under the Procuratie Nuove by Floriano Francesconi in 1720. Now a major photographer has prepared a magnificent birthday gift for a place that has seen centuries of history.
- ISBN10 8831716441
- ISBN13 9788831716444
- Publish Date 10 February 2014
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 30 August 2023
- Publish Country IT
- Imprint Marsilio
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 96
- Language English