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Italian History Nineteenth Century Albumen Views of Piazza San Marco and the Loggetta in Venice
1885rif. 139341885. Nineteenth-century views of Piazza San Marco and the Loggetta document the architectural center of Venice and two of the principal monuments associated with the civic and ceremonial life of the former Venetian Republic. Piazza San Marco served as the city's principal public square bordered by the Basilica di San Marco the Procuratie and the Campanile while the Loggetta at the base of the bell tower formed part of the monumental ensemble surrounding the square. Original nineteenth-century albumen photograph 10½ x 14 inches mounted on heavy cardboard to an overall size of 14 x 20 inches. The recto presents a broad view of Piazza San Marco and its surrounding architecture. Catalogued within the lower left corner of the image: "48. Venezia/ Piazzo S. Marco." On the verso is a second albumen photograph of the same size captioned within the image "25. Venezia/Loggetta" depicting the Renaissance structure at the base of the Campanile designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the sixteenth century. The photographs preserve the appearance of central Venice before major twentieth-century interventions including the collapse of the Campanile in 1902 and its subsequent reconstruction. The Loggetta was heavily damaged in that collapse and later rebuilt giving the verso particular documentary interest as a record of the structure in its nineteenth-century state. Moderate staining and warping to the cardboard mount; the photographs themselves are in fine condition. unknown
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