Pisa: View of the Baptistery, ca. 1860 – 1865

Title

Pisa: View of the Baptistery

Photographer

• Unknown

Production Place

• Italy

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography
• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• architecture

Main Motif

• building
• man
• woman
• child
• Santa Maria Assunta (Pisa)
• Pisa Baptistery
• Fontana dei Putti (Pisa)
• Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
• Pisa
• John the Baptist
• Mary
• Christ Child
• Italy

Persons Shown

• John the Baptist (prophet)
• Mary
• Christ Child
• Twelve Apostles

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Giovanni Pisano
• Nicola Pisano
• Diotisalvi
• Giuseppe Vaccà
• Giovanni Antonio Cybei

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D112 child
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)
• 61E(PISA) names of cities and villages (PISA)
• 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST) John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
• 11F4 Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child
• 11D21 Christ-child (with attributes)
• 61F(SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA (Pisa)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA (Pisa))
• 61F(PIAZZA DEL DUOMO (Pisa)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PIAZZA DEL DUOMO (Pisa))
• 61F(FONTANA DEI PUTTI (Pisa)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (FONTANA DEI PUTTI (Pisa))
• 61F(BATTISTERO DI PISA) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (BATTISTERO DI PISA)