Caption

Modern Roman cemetery, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Samuel J. Beckett, Rome, c. 1890 - c. 1900, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 152 mm x width 200 mm, churchyard, cemetery, Verano Cemetery, A wide outdoor scene shows a paved courtyard with a raised rectangular planter in the foreground containing a fan-leaved palm, a row of flat stone slabs set into the ground beside neatly trimmed spherical shrubs, and a low brick retaining wall along the planter edge; to the left a long colonnade with repeated arches and niches runs back toward a stand of tall dark trees, with ornamental plants and monuments beneath the arches; toward the right a tall statue of a robed figure stands on a pedestal behind an ornamental fence, and behind it a classical building with columns and a pediment is visible, framed by additional trees and shrubbery under a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A99_306

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Rights managed

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37.9Mb (6.9Mb) / 13.6in x 10.8in / 4094 x 3239 (300dpi)

Keywords

Modern Roman cemetery page photomechanical print photographer Samuel J Beckett Rome c 1890 - c 1900 paper collotype photoprint height 152 mm x width 200 mm churchyard cemetery Verano Cemetery wide outdoor scene paved courtyard raised rectangular planter foreground containing fan-leaved palm row flat stone slabs set ground beside neatly trimmed spherical shrubs low brick retaining wall planter edge left long colonnade repeated arches niches runs back stand tall dark trees ornamental plants monuments beneath arches right tall statue robed figure stands pedestal ornamental fence classical building columns pediment visible framed additional trees shrubbery under pale sky