946 - STENGEL & CO. (19th), Piazza Niccolò Tommaseo, Trieste, 1897, albumen paper print

STENGEL & CO. (19th), Piazza Niccolò Tommaseo, Trieste, 1897, albumen paper print Stengel & Co. (19th century): Piazza Niccolò Tommaseo with the Church of San Nicolò and Palazzo Carciotti at the Port of Trieste, 1897, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on cardboard Stamp: Lower right: Blank stamp, Stengel & Co., Dresden. 19th century Inscription: At the bottom, inscribed on the backing: "- Trieste - Palais Carciotti - ". Date: 1897 Description: Original photograph with high detail sharpness. An early example of travel photography. Around the middle of the 19th century, more and more tourists from middle-class circles traveled to Italy. At that time, taking photographs required a great deal of time and expensive, cumbersome equipment. This made many tourists all the more grateful for the work of professional photography studios on site, which allowed them to bring back a memento from afar for those who stayed at home or to collect as souvenirs. Famous photographers such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer, and the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home cities and traveled themselves to photograph their clients’ most popular destinations, offering these images as albumen prints. Ancient art treasures were also photographed and made available to travelers. The high-quality photographs of sculptures and frescoes continued to make an important contribution to documenting art treasures and making them accessible to scholars from all over Europe, who previously had to rely on tracings or engravings if they could not view the original for themselves. Keywords: Travel photography; Souvenir; Veduta; View; Architectural photography; Italy; Harbor; Boats; Sailboat; Promenade; Church; Carriage, 19th century, Historicism, Architecture, Italy, Size: Cardboard: 27.0 cm x 34.0 cm (10.6 x 13.4 in), Image: 22.4 cm x 28.5 cm (8.8 x 11.2 in) Condition: In poor condition. The photograph and backing are clearly warped. Single puncture marks from thumbtacks or similar objects are visible in the corners of the sheet. There are dents in places along the edges. Several short tears along the right edge of the sheet. The corners of the sheet are slightly dented. The photograph is relatively blurry.