Screenprint on paper
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Rose and Chris Prater
Death in Venice
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-piper-1774" aria-label="More by John Piper" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">John Piper</a>
Presented by Rose and Chris Prater through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
arch
architecture
canal
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
features
Gothic
historical: imagined views
industrial
Italy
medieval
natural phenomena
periods and styles
places
shadow
townscapes / man-made features
Venice - non-specific
Venice, capriccio view
waterfront
<p>The libretto of Benjamin Britten’s opera Death in Venice was one of several written for him by John Piper’s wife Myfanwy. While they were collaborating on this, John Piper was also designing the sets. He based these on details of typical Venetian architecture, which were painted onto tall revolving towers.</p><p>The opera was first performed at the Aldeburgh Festival on 10 May 1973. Piper exhibited paintings and drawings which were similar to these designs, and published a portfolio of screenprints, of which this is one.</p><p><em>Gallery label, July 2008</em></p>
paper print screenprint
8 November 2004 – 1 August 2005
2005-08-01
8 November 2004
2004-11-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-11-08
John Piper: Ruins
Collection based display
[title not known]
Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999979" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Rose and Chris Prater</a> through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
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<span class="text7">The libretto of Benjamin Britten’s  opera </span><span class="text15">Death in Venice</span><span class="text7"> was one of      several </span><span class="text14">written for him by John Piper’s      wife Myfanwy.</span><span class="text7"> While they were collaborating on      this, John Piper was also designing the sets. </span><span class="text14">He      based these on details of typical Venetian</span><span class="text7"> architecture,      which were painted onto tall revolving towers. </span>
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<span class="text7">The opera was first performed at the Aldeburgh Festival      on 10 May 1973. Piper exhibited <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a> and <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawings</span></a> which were similar      to these designs, and published a <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portfolio" title="Glossary definition for 'Portfolio'"><span>portfolio</span></a> of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/s/screenprint" title="Glossary definition for 'Screenprint'"><span>screenprints</span></a>,  of which this      is one. </span>
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arch architecture canal cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents features Gothic historical: imagined views industrial Italy medieval natural phenomena periods and styles places shadow townscapes / man-made features Venice, capriccio view Venice - non-specific waterfront