Caption

View of the Fountain of Arethusa in Syracuse, Italy, Fontana Aretusa, Siracusa, photograph, number: '21', number: 'No. 1389', photographer: Giorgio Sommer, Syracuse (city), 1857 - 1914, Sicily, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 310 mm x width 386 mm, pond, pool, Fountain of Arethusa, A sepia-toned photograph showing a weathered stone wall with peeling plaster and exposed masonry, topped by a decorative iron railing and stone balustrade with ornamental vases; in front of the wall a raised stone platform with carved decorative detailing and two figures standing on it, one facing forward and one turned away, with a lamppost nearby and an arched opening behind them partially covered by climbing vegetation; in the foreground dense reeds and papyrus-like plants grow at the edge of a calm reflective body of water.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_450

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44.3Mb (12.3Mb) / 15.0in x 11.5in / 4494 x 3444 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Fountain Arethusa Syracuse Italy Fontana Aretusa Siracusa photograph number 21 No 1389 photographer Giorgio Sommer city 1857 - 1914 Sicily pasteboard paper albumen print height 310 mm x width 386 mm pond pool sepia-toned showing weathered stone wall peeling plaster exposed masonry topped decorative iron railing stone balustrade ornamental vases front wall raised stone platform carved decorative detailing two figures standing facing forward turned away lamppost nearby arched opening them partially covered climbing vegetation foreground dense reeds papyrus- plants grow edge calm reflective body water