Verona: The Scaliger Monument, 1853

Title

Verona: The Scaliger Monument

Photographer

• Jakob August Lorent

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography
• architectural photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumenprint from wax-paper negative

Material

• wax-paper negative
• albumen
• albumen paper
• silver particles

Technique

• albumen print
• wax-paper negative

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert recto Mitte links in der Fotografie: Handschriftlich: A. Lorent
Bezeichnet recto unten links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Photographie d. D: Lorent
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Si vende da Gius & Milani S. Maria 77. Venezia

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto unten links auf dem Trägerkarton: 32 / 2; 168
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Monument der Scaliger in Verona

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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

• Verona
• Italy
• man
• woman
• child
• horseman
• horse
• Tombs of the Scaligeri (Verona)
• building

Persons Shown

• Paul (apostle)
• Twelve Apostles
• Cansignorio della Scala

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Bonino da Campione

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 61F(VERONA) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (VERONA)
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)
• 61F(ARCHE SCALIGERE (Verona)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ARCHE SCALIGERE (Verona))
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D112 child
• 46C13141 horse
• 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman
• 61B2(SCALA, Cansignorio della)11(+31) historical person (SCALA, Cansignorio della) - historical person (SCALA, Cansignorio della) portrayed alone (+ ideal or heroic representation of historical persons)
• 46C1313 equestrian statue

Secondary

• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 48C16 architectural detail
• 48C168(PINNACLE) other architectural details (PINNACLE)
• 48C168(WIMPERG) other architectural details (WIMPERG)
• 73C71 Christ and his twelve apostles: calling, mission and Transfiguration
• 11H(PAUL) the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword
• 11I3 the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)