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Welcome to Florence, a jewel of the Renaissance and the capital of Tuscany, a magnificent city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. In this beautiful book, you will discover this extraordinary city through the eyes of watercolorist Fabrice Moireau. Let yourself be carried away by the colors of his sketches and the words of the author Lucien d’Azay.
Florence, the city of the red lily captured on paper
From churches to museums, and from gardens to palaces, every corner of Florence comes alive under Fabrice Moireau’s palette. This exquisite book is an invitation to travel, revealing the hidden treasures of the city of the red lily. Known for its rich Renaissance architecture and iconic landmarks, Florence is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. This watercolor journal pays tribute to its majestic chapels, fortified palaces, and elegant gardens.
The brushstroke of a passionate artist and traveler
Fabrice Moireau is more than an artist. An experienced explorer and traveler, he shares his love of architecture through his sketchbooks. Every monument, landscape, and little piece of nature is brought to life in his watercolors. A talented artist, he captures the play of light and the unique atmosphere of each place, offering us the full beauty of the world.
An artistic journey through Florence with Lucien d’Azay
Novelist Lucien d’Azay completes this work with his words. Through the pages, Florence is explored from a literary perspective, blending biography, wandering, and intimate memories. Behind this sharp prose lies the talent of an author awarded the Revue des Deux Mondes Prize in 2012.
Discover this historic and artistic capital from a new perspective with Florence Sketchbook and enrich your collection with our beautiful watercolor books.
Fabrice Moireau, born in 1962, is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Arts appliqués et des métiers d’Art (National School of Applied Arts and Crafts). Inspired by his many travels, he creates sketchbooks that are both cultural and ethnographic testimonials. Passionate about architecture, gardens, and nature, he uses watercolors to capture the subtlety of light and the atmosphere of streets and landscapes.
His career took shape during his studies, where he excelled in observational drawing and trained as a stand designer/set designer, before creating his first travel journals for the Chaumont-sur-Loire Garden Festival. His approach quickly attracted attention, and his sketchbooks led to commissions for Vuitton and then Éditions du Pacifique, with whom he produced more than 35 art books devoted to cities and regions around the world, from Paris to New York, Lisbon to Provence.
Contemplative, Fabrice Moireau paints in situ, sometimes sitting for hours on a simple fishing stool, capturing the light, framing and details with precision. His works have been the subject of numerous exhibitions, about one per year, and reflect a sensitive and poetic view of the world.
Fabrice Moireau is the author of the following books published by Éditions du Pacifique: Berlin Sketchbook, Bretagne Sketchbook, Paris Sketchbook, Corse Sketchbook, Florence Sketchbook, Gardens de Paris Aquarelles, Lisbonne Sketchbook, and Normandie Sketchbook.
Lucien d’Azay is a novelist, essayist, and translator from English and Italian. He has published some fifteen works combining biography, flânerie, and keepsake, in which portraits, intimate memories, and literary reminiscences echo one another. Among his best-known books are Le Faussaire et son double (Les Belles Lettres, 2009), a fictionalized biography of Thomas Chatterton, Trois excentriques anglais (2011, winner of the 2012 Revue des Deux Mondes prize), Keats, keepsake (2014), Ashley & Gilda (2016), Un sanctuaire à Skyros (A Sanctuary in Skyros, 2020), La Belle Anglaise. Vie de “Perdita” Robinson (The Beautiful Englishwoman: The Life of “Perdita” Robinson, 2022), and Vénitiennes au peigne fin (Venetian Women Under the Microscope, 2024).
His works combine literary rigor and poetic sensibility, offering readers journeys through time and place, at the crossroads of history and intimacy.
He is the author of Florence Sketchbook, published by Éditions du Pacifique.
