Caption

Interior of St. John Lateran in Rome, photograph, page, St. John Lateran, c. 1850 - in or before 1860, photographer, Rome, paper, albumen print, height 96 mm x width 136 mm, interior of church, A wide interior view of a grand hall with a high coffered ceiling featuring a circular decorative medallion, flanked by tall ornate walls with arched niches and pilasters; the walls display sculpted reliefs, carved figures in recessed alcoves, and decorative panels, with ornate capitals and cornices. A large arched opening leads to a raised focal area containing an intricately carved canopy or altar-like structure with vertical decorative elements and an elaborate frontal panel, and the floor in front is open and unobstructed. The image is monochrome, showing strong contrasts between the dark ceiling and lighter stonework, and the scene is symmetrical with repeated architectural details along both sides.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_270

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.1Mb (9.2Mb) / 15.2in x 10.8in / 4558 x 3229 (300dpi)

Keywords

Interior St John Lateran Rome photograph page c 1850 - 1860 photographer paper albumen print height 96 mm x width 136 mm interior church wide interior view grand hall high coffered ceiling featuring circular decorative medallion flanked tall ornate walls arched niches pilasters display sculpted reliefs carved figures recessed alcoves decorative panels ornate capitals cornices large arched opening leads raised focal area containing intricately carved canopy altar- structure vertical decorative elements elaborate frontal panel floor front open unobstructed image monochrome showing strong contrasts dark ceiling lighter stonework scene symmetrical repeated architectural details sides