Caption

View of the ruins of the Villa Adriana at Tivoli, photograph, page, Tivoli, c. 1863 - in or before 1873, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 95 mm x width 153 mm, villa, ruin of a building, architecture, Villa Adriana, A wide sepia-toned photograph showing a long, weathered stone structure with a series of tall arch-shaped openings along its vertical face, set in an open grassy area. In front of the structure there is overgrown vegetation and low shrubs. Leafless tree branches appear on the left foreground, and a lone bare tree stands on the flat top of the structure. On the right side a tall, narrow tree rises above the ground near a small fence and a cluster of fuller trees further back. The horizon is low and distant, with a pale sky occupying most of the upper portion of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A79_379

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.9Mb (7.5Mb) / 14.1in x 9.9in / 4221 x 2976 (300dpi)

Keywords

View ruins Villa Adriana Tivoli photograph page c 1863 - 1873 photographer paper albumen print height 95 mm x width 153 mm villa ruin building architecture wide sepia-toned photograph showing long weathered stone structure series tall arch-shaped openings vertical face set open grassy area front structure overgrown vegetation low shrubs Leafless tree branches left foreground lone bare tree stands flat top right side tall narrow tree rises ground near small fence cluster fuller trees further back horizon low distant pale sky occupying upper portion image