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LL/93519
Unidentified photographer
Late 19th century
St. Peter's Square with Papal Benediction (Piazza San Pietro con benedizione papale)

Glass negative, detail
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Museo di Roma (?), XG 277. Posted to Facebook, Storia della fotografia dalle origini al 1939 by Alessandro Iazeolla? (25 September 2019)
 
Included in the "Roma nella camera oscura. Fotografie della città dall'Ottocento a oggi" at the Museo di Roma (27/03 - 22/09/2019)
Wall caption
In this plate, as in others, the retouching done by the photographer in the upper part of the image is visible, in order to make the contrast between the profile of the basilica and the sky more evident." (XG 277)
 
Flavia Pesci & Simonetta Tozzi, 2019, Roma nella camera oscura. Fotografie della città dall'Ottocento a oggi, (De Luca Editori d'Arte)
 
LL/93519


 

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