Caption

Exterior of the monastery church Certosa di Pavia in Pavia, Italy, Facciata e Fianco della Chiesa, Certosa di Pavia, photograph, number: '13', number: '4615.', inscription: 'Brogi (+)', Pavia (city), publisher: attributed to Giacomo Brogi, Florence, 1856 - 1881, photographer, Tuscany, Lombardy, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 306 mm x width 404 mm, church (exterior), A large ornate stone building fills the image, showing an elaborately decorated facade with carved statues set into niches, arched doorways, roundels, and layered architectural detailing; multiple towers and spires rise above the structure, including a domed tower with stacked cylindrical sections and a tall slender spire with finials; the lower foreground shows steps leading up to the entrance and a paved area bordered by a low fence with decorative posts; to the left and right are adjoining sections of brick construction with rows of arched windows and rooflines, and small sculptural elements and balustrades appear along the upper edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Exterior monastery church Certosa di Pavia Italy Facciata e Fianco della Chiesa Certosa photograph number 13 4615 inscription Brogi city publisher attributed Giacomo Brogi Florence 1856 - 1881 photographer Tuscany Lombardy Attributed pasteboard paper albumen print height 306 mm x width 404 mm church exterior large ornate stone building fills image showing elaborately decorated facade carved statues set niches arched doorways roundels layered architectural detailing multiple towers spires rise structure domed tower stacked cylindrical sections tall slender spire finials lower foreground steps leading up entrance paved area bordered low fence decorative posts left right adjoining sections brick construction rows arched windows rooflines small sculptural elements balustrades upper edges