978 - Unknown (19th), Arco della Pace, Piazza Sempione, Milan, around 1880, albumen paper print

Unknown (19th), Arco della Pace, Piazza Sempione, Milan, around 1880, albumen paper print Unknown (19th century): Friedensbogen Arco della Pace auf dem Piazza Sempione, Mailand, Italien, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on Cardboard Date: c. 1880 Description: The Arco della Pace is a triumphal arch in Piazza Sempione in the area of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. It was begun in 1807 and completed in 1838. It was initially intended to commemorate the glory of Napoleon and then the European Peace of 1815. Original photograph with high detail sharpness. An early testimony to travel photography. Around the middle of the 19th century, more and more tourists from bourgeois circles travelled to Italy. At that time, photographs could only be taken at great expense in terms of time and with expensive, unwieldy equipment. This made many tourists all the more grateful for the work of the professional photographer's studios on site, so that they could bring back a souvenir from their holiday home or collect them as mementos. Famous photographers such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer and the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights in their home cities and travelled themselves to photograph their customers' favourite destinations and offer them as albumen prints. Ancient art treasures were also photographed and offered to travellers. The high-quality photographs of sculptures and frescoes continued to make an important contribution to documenting the art treasures and making them accessible to scholars from all over Europe, who previously had to rely on copies or engravings if they were unable to view the original themselves. Keywords: 19th century, Historicism, Architecture, Italy, Size: Cardboard: 36,8 cm x 30,9 cm (14,5 x 12,2 in), Depiction: 24,3 cm x 18,5 cm (9,6 x 7,3 in) Condition: Good condition. The photographic image impresses with its attention to detail. Even the smallest decorative elements on the bow are sharp and clearly recognisable. Isolated minor traces of rubbing.