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Roman Photographic School - Circolo del Caffé Greco


 
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Step into the "Photographic Caput Mundi" of the mid-19th century. This international circle of painters, architects, and scientists gathered at Rome’s historic Caffè Greco to adapt the calotype to the Mediterranean light, forging a unique school of paper photography rooted in the ruins of the Eternal City.

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1The Roman Photographic School - Circolo del Caffé Greco (1847-1855)

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