The Charterhouse of Pavia: view of the church from the left, ca. 1865 – 1870

Title

The Charterhouse of Pavia: view of the church from the left

Photographer

• Unknown

Production Place

• Italy

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography
• architectural photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

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

Technique

• albumen print

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet verso Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Stempel: CARTUSIA; PAPIENSIS

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
• group of people
• Certosa di Pavia
• Pavia
• Italy
• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Jesus Christ
• Saint Cecilia
• Saint Christopher
• Saint Sebastian
• Saint Lucy
• David (King of Israel)
• Goliath
• Concordia
• Madonna delle Grazie (Certosa di Pavia)
• Saint Agatha of Sicily
• Helen (Roman empress)
• Titus (Römischer Kaiser)
• Heraclius I (Byzantine emperor)
• Saint Veronica
• Marcus Tullius Cicero
• Gaius Iulius Caesar

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Jesus Christ
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Cecilia (saint)
• Saint Agatha of Sicily
• Christopher (saint)
• Sebastian (saint)
• Lucia of Syracuse
• David (king of Israel)
• Goliath
• Concordia
• Titus (Roman Emperor)
• Heraclius (Byzantine emperor)
• Marcus Tullius Cicero
• Gaius Julius Caesar
• Veronica (saint)
• Helena (Roman empress)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Giangaleazzo Visconti
• Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
• Cristoforo Mantegazza
• Antonio Mantegazza
• Trajan (Roman emperor)
• Domitian (Roman emperor)
• Antoninus Pius (Roman emperor)
• Nero (Roman emperor)
• Hadrian (Roman emperor)
• Claudius I. (Römischer Kaiser)
• Constantine I (Roman emperor)

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D112 child
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)
• 61E(PAVIA) names of cities and villages (PAVIA)
• 11D Christ
• 11HH(CECILIA) the virgin martyr Cecilia of Rome; possible attributes: falcon, musical instruments, organ, wreath of roses and lilies
• 11H(CHRISTOPHER) the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ
• 11H(SEBASTIAN) the martyr Sebastian; possible attributes: arrow(s), bow, tree-trunk
• 11HH(LUCY) the virgin martyr Lucy (Lucia) of Syracuse; possible attributes: dagger or sword (in neck), eyes, flames at feet, lamp, ox
• 11I62(DAVID) David (not in biblical context); possible attributes: crown, harp
• 11HH(AGATHA) the virgin martyr Agatha of Catania; possible attributes: breasts on dish, burning house, loaf, taper or candle, tongs
• 61F(CERTOSA DI PAVIA) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (CERTOSA DI PAVIA)