Caption

View of Naples and the Castel Sant'Elmo and the (former) Carthusian Monastery of Saint Martin, Italy, Naples et la Chartreuse S. Martin, prize du port, photograph, number: '12', number: '6-', number: 'No 4000', photographer: attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Naples, 1857 - 1914, Giorgio Sommer, photographer, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 307 mm x width 404 mm, harbour, city-view in general, 'veduta', landscape with tower or castle, Castel Sant'Elmo, Carthusian Monastery San Martino, A wide view of a harbor scene with a long stone quay running from the foreground toward the middle distance, small boats moored along both sides of the quay, and larger sailing vessels with masts and furled sails in the water on either side; a paved road on the quay with a few horse-drawn carts and people, stacks of long bundled materials laid out near the foreground, and stone bollards along the quay edge; on the left a large fortified stone structure with worn walls and a tower adjacent to the water, and nearer several moored ships and a smaller building at the waterline; across the harbor a row of multi-story façades with balconies lining the waterfront, beyond them a dense spread of low buildings climbing a hillside that culminates in a prominent building complex atop the hill; calm water reflecting hulls and rigging, scattered small rowboats, and an expanse of pale sky occupying the upper portion of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_395

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45.3Mb (6.6Mb) / 15.1in x 11.7in / 4529 x 3495 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Naples Castel Sant'Elmo former Carthusian Monastery Saint Martin Italy Naples et la Chartreuse S Martin prize du port photograph number 12 6- No 4000 photographer attributed Giorgio Sommer 1857 - 1914 Attributed pasteboard paper albumen print height 307 mm x width 404 mm harbour city-view general veduta landscape tower castle Carthusian Monastery San Martino wide view harbor scene long stone quay running foreground middle distance small boats moored sides larger sailing vessels masts furled sails water side paved road horse-drawn carts people stacks long bundled materials laid near stone bollards quay edge left large fortified stone structure worn walls tower adjacent nearer several moored ships smaller building waterline across harbor row multi-story façades balconies lining waterfront beyond them dense spread low buildings climbing hillside culminates prominent building complex atop hill calm water reflecting hulls rigging scattered small rowboats expanse pale sky occupying upper portion image