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Creation Date
ca. 1900
Geography
Florence, Italy
Culture
Italian
Medium
Albumen Print
Dimensions
With frame: 14 3/16 × 11 3/16 × 13/16 in. (36 × 28.3 × 2 cm)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.68
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Written in marker on back of frame, central: "Edward Alinari / THE PITTI PALACE / FLORENCE ca. 1885"
Creator Biography
Fratelli Alinari, Italian, founded 1852 (photographic studio).
Description
The Pitti Palace—a former Medici dwelling—houses a vast collection of Renaissance treasures. Six museums contain masterworks by Caravaggio, Raphael, and Titian, as well as a priceless collection of costumes, furniture, and carriages.
The Fratelli Alinari photographed private art collections, residences, and public monuments, and have become well known for their beautifully composed touristic views. This image... emphasizes the elegant geometry of the facade and piazza if Pitti Palace.
Julie Hartman ('15)
Fratelli Alinari continues to operate in Florence, Italy today with the Alinari holdings overseen by the Fondazione Alinari per la Fotografia. They claim to have the oldest photo archive in the world, which has been digitized, and includes a colored version of this photograph (AVQ-A-000119-0072).