Scala dei Giganti at the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy, Scala dei Giganti, Venezia, photograph, number: 'No. 3538.', inscription: 'Venetia Hof- Doge Paleis, Venetia', collector's mark: 'RIJKS SCHOOL FOR ARTS HANDBOOK, GROUP', number: '42', inscription: 'I', photographer: attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Venice, 1857 - 1914, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 320 mm x width 480 mm, palace, staircase, Doge's Palace, A sepia-toned photograph of an ornate stone staircase and arcade facade showing layered rows of arched openings and columns, decorative circular and rectangular relief panels, carved friezes and moldings, and balustraded stair flights. Two large nude male statues stand on pedestals at the top of the steps beneath archways, one holding an object at his side. A sculpted winged lion figure projects from an upper cornice. The staircase walls display panels of mottled stone and marble, and a decorative wrought gate is visible beneath an arch. The upper building ...
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Scala dei Giganti at the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy, Scala dei Giganti, Venezia, photograph, number: 'No. 3538.', inscription: 'Venetia Hof- Doge Paleis, Venetia', collector's mark: 'RIJKS SCHOOL FOR ARTS HANDBOOK, GROUP', number: '42', inscription: 'I', photographer: attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Venice, 1857 - 1914, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 320 mm x width 480 mm, palace, staircase, Doge's Palace, A sepia-toned photograph of an ornate stone staircase and arcade facade showing layered rows of arched openings and columns, decorative circular and rectangular relief panels, carved friezes and moldings, and balustraded stair flights. Two large nude male statues stand on pedestals at the top of the steps beneath archways, one holding an object at his side. A sculpted winged lion figure projects from an upper cornice. The staircase walls display panels of mottled stone and marble, and a decorative wrought gate is visible beneath an arch. The upper building elevation features repeated arched windows and sculpted ornamentation, while a plain brick wall with a pointed-arch window appears at the far right.

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Scala dei Giganti Doge's Palace Venice Italy Venezia photograph number No 3538 inscription Venetia Hof- Doge Paleis Venetia collector's mark Rijks School Arts Handbook Group 42 I photographer attributed Giorgio Sommer 1857 - 1914 Attributed pasteboard paper albumen print height 320 mm x width 480 mm palace staircase sepia-toned photograph ornate stone staircase arcade facade showing layered rows arched openings columns decorative circular rectangular relief panels carved friezes moldings balustraded stair flights Two large nude male statues stand pedestals top steps beneath archways holding object side sculpted winged lion figure projects upper cornice staircase walls display panels mottled stone marble decorative wrought gate visible beneath arch upper building elevation features repeated arched windows sculpted ornamentation plain brick wall pointed-arch window far right

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