Caption

Grand hall Borghese palace, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Samuel J. Beckett, Palazzo Borghese, c. 1890 - c. 1900, Rome, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 152 mm x width 202 mm, vestibule, hall, hôtel, ie small palace in city, A wide interior view of an ornate classical hall with patterned stone flooring and tall decorative walls filled with framed reliefs and sculpted panels, fluted columns with carved capitals, and arched niches holding statues; several sculpted pedestals and ornate basins with decorative reliefs and lion-like supports occupy the central space, and busts on plinths line the room; the ceiling features layered moldings and decorative friezes, and the far wall shows a large statue in a recessed niche flanked by carved panels and a pair of doors with sculptural ornamentation.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A99_311

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Keywords

Grand hall Borghese palace page photomechanical print photographer Samuel J Beckett Palazzo Borghese c 1890 - c 1900 Rome paper collotype photoprint height 152 mm x width 202 mm vestibule hall hôtel ie small palace city wide interior view ornate classical hall patterned stone flooring tall decorative walls filled framed reliefs sculpted panels fluted columns carved capitals arched niches holding statues several sculpted pedestals ornate basins decorative reliefs lion- supports occupy central space busts plinths line room ceiling features layered moldings decorative friezes far wall large statue recessed niche flanked carved panels pair doors sculptural ornamentation