Venezia, Porta in Bronzo a S. Marco, ca. 1855

Venice, Bronze Door to S. Marco

ArtistCarlo Naya, Tronzano Vercellese 1816–1882 Venezia

Albumen print

Image dimensions35 x 18 cm

Status

on display, room 009

About the workThis photograph shows the bronze door to the sacristy of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice. Realised by Jacopo Sansovino in 1545, the images depict the Entombment and Resurrection of Christ. Carlo Naya was one of the most successful photographers in nineteenth-century Venice. His documentation of Venetian art and architecture is an early example of the use of photography as a research aid in the field of art history. The prints were also sold in large volumes.

AccessionGift 2019

Provenance[...]; 2019 acquired as a gift from Kicken Berlin in memory of Rudolf Kicken

Inventory numberF.2019.454

19th Century Photography
Architecture

Contact

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