Caption

Entrata delle Catacombe in Siracusa, Entrance to the catacombs in Syracuse, Sicily, photograph, number: 'No. 1386.', photographer: Giorgio Sommer, Syracuse (city), 1857 - 1914, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 309 mm x width 385 mm, gate, entrance, catacombs, A stone building facade with a large arched doorway framed by carved columns and decorative reliefs, a recessed niche above the doorway containing a seated sculpted figure, spiral-fluted columns and ornate capitals on either side, weathered plaster and stone surfaces with visible cracks and patches, a tall dark wooden door within the arch, stone steps and a low wall in front, and a person dressed in a dark full-length garment standing near the doorway.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_449

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38.5Mb (8.6Mb) / 14.5in x 10.3in / 4361 x 3085 (300dpi)

Keywords

Entrata delle Catacombe Siracusa Entrance catacombs Syracuse Sicily photograph number No 1386 photographer Giorgio Sommer city 1857 - 1914 pasteboard paper albumen print height 309 mm x width 385 mm gate entrance stone building facade large arched doorway framed carved columns decorative reliefs recessed niche doorway containing seated sculpted figure spiral-fluted columns ornate capitals side weathered plaster stone surfaces visible cracks patches tall dark wooden door within arch stone steps low wall front person dressed dark full-length garment standing near doorway