Caption

Entrance to the catacombs of the Chiesa di San Giovanni in Syracuse, Italy, Chiesa di S. Giovanni. Entrata alle Catacombe, Siracusa, photograph, number: '1805.', Syracuse (city), 1851 - 1900, photographer, Sicily, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 200 mm x width 251 mm, church (exterior), catacombs, A sepia-toned photograph showing a worn stone building with an arched doorway and decorative round window above, flanked by small statues and architectural details, set behind a dirt path leading toward it; to the left foreground there is a dense patch of broad flat-leaved plants and scattered rocks, while to the right a low wall and overhanging trees frame the scene and a solitary figure in dark clothing sits near the building entrance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_448

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Available size

42.6Mb (10.5Mb) / 14.5in x 11.4in / 4344 x 3431 (300dpi)

Keywords

Entrance catacombs Chiesa di San Giovanni Syracuse Italy S Giovanni Entrata alle Catacombe Siracusa photograph number 1805 city 1851 - 1900 photographer Sicily pasteboard paper albumen print height 200 mm x width 251 mm church exterior sepia-toned photograph showing worn stone building arched doorway decorative round window flanked small statues architectural details set dirt path leading left foreground dense patch broad flat-leaved plants scattered rocks right low wall overhanging trees frame scene solitary figure dark clothing sits near building entrance