The Charterhouse of Pavia: view of the main facade, ca. 1865 – 1870

Title

The Charterhouse of Pavia: view of the main facade

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
• angel
• portal
• Certosa di Pavia
• Pavia
• Mary
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Jesus Christ
• Christ Child
• Saint Cecilia
• Saint Agatha of Sicily
• Saint Christopher
• Saint Sebastian
• Saint Lucy
• David (King of Israel)
• John the Baptist
• Daniel
• Madonna delle Grazie (Certosa di Pavia)
• Raphael (archangel)
• Saint Matthew (evangelist)
• Gabriel
• the Three Magi
• Goliath
• Adam
• Eve
• Holy Family

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Christ Child
• Jesus Christ
• Cecilia (saint)
• Saint Agatha of Sicily
• Christopher (saint)
• Sebastian (saint)
• Lucia of Syracuse
• David (king of Israel)
• Goliath
• John the Baptist (prophet)
• Daniel (prophet)
• Adam
• Eve
• Raphael (archangel)
• Matthew (evangelist)
• Gabriel (archangel)
• Three Wise Men
• Holy Family

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Giangaleazzo Visconti
• Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
• Cristoforo Mantegazza
• Antonio Mantegazza
• Commodus (Römischer Kaiser)
• Nebuchadnezzar II (king of Babylon)
• Amel-Marduk (King of Babylon)
• Augustus (Roman emperor)
• Vespasian (Roman emperor)
• Nero (Roman emperor)
• Concordia
• Claudius I. (Römischer Kaiser)
• Titus (Roman Emperor)
• Constantine I (Roman emperor)
• Heraclius (Byzantine emperor)
• Marcus Tullius Cicero
• Gaius Julius Caesar
• Attila (king of the Huns)
• Hercules
• Antaios
• Darius I. (König von Iran)
• Cambyses II (King of Persia)
• Pheme
• Tullus Hostilius
• Ancus Marcius
• Domitian (Roman emperor)
• Caligula (Römischer Kaiser)
• Otho (Römischer Kaiser)
• Nerva (Roman emperor)
• Lazarus of Bethany
• Jonah (prophet)
• Saint James the Greater
• Alexander III (king of Macedon)
• Hadrian (Roman emperor)
• Marcus Antonius
• Jeremiah (prophet)
• Isaiah (prophet)
• Judas Maccabeus
• Helena (Roman empress)
• Veronica (saint)

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 48C16 architectural detail
• 41A311 front façade
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D12 youth, adolescent
• 11G angels
• 11Q7121(PORTAL) parts of church exterior and annexes: portal
• 61F(CERTOSA DI PAVIA) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (CERTOSA DI PAVIA)
• 61E(PAVIA) names of cities and villages (PAVIA)
• 11F4 Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child
• 11D2 Christ as child or youth (in general) ~ Christian religion
• 11HH(CECILIA) the virgin martyr Cecilia of Rome; possible attributes: falcon, musical instruments, organ, wreath of roses and lilies
• 11HH(AGATHA) the virgin martyr Agatha of Catania; possible attributes: breasts on dish, burning house, loaf, taper or candle, tongs
• 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
• 73C1 story of John the Baptist (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34)
• 71P the story of the prophet Daniel; his visions and prophecies
• 11G185 the Archangel Raphael
• 11H(MATTHEW) the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword
• 11G184 the Archangel Gabriel
• 11Q7614 Epiphany
• 71H14 story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
• 11I62(ADAM) Adam (not in biblical context)
• 11I63(EVE) Eve (not in biblical context)
• 73B8 Holy Family, and derived representations

Secondary

• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture
• 48C1623 dome ~ architecture
• 11Q7121(TOWER) parts of church exterior and annexes: tower