Rome: View of the Obelisk and the Colonnades from St Peter’s Square, ca. 1870

Title

Rome: View of the Obelisk and the Colonnades from St Peter’s Square

Studio

• Fratelli Alinari

Photographer

• Romualdo Alinari
• Leopoldo Alinari

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography
• architectural photography
• travel photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

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

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Blindstempel: FRATELLI D'ALESSANDRI; ROMA

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• architecture

Main Motif

• building
• Rome
• Italy
• St. Peter's Square (Rome)
• Vatican Palace (Rome)
• St Peter's Basilica (Rome)
• Vatican Obelisk (Rome)
• Niccolina Castle ellsiol (Rome)
• Sistine Chapel (Rome)
• Fontana del Maderno (Rome)
• Musei Vaticani
• Paul (apostle)
• group of people
• man
• Vatican City

Persons Shown

• Vatican Museums
• Paul (apostle)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Gian Lorenzo Bernini
• Carlo Maderno
• Donato Bramante
• Raphael
• Julius II

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 61E(ROMA) names of cities and villages (ROMA)
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)
• 61F(PETERSKIRCHE (Rom)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PETERSKIRCHE (Rom))
• 61D(VATICANO) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (VATICANO) (VATICANO)
• 61F(CAPPELLA SISTINA (Rom)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (CAPPELLA SISTINA (Rom))
• 11H(PAUL) the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword

Secondary

• 11Q711 building of church
• 31D14 adult man
• 25I153 obelisk, needle