Caption

Latomie del Paradiso in Siracusa, View of Latomie del Paradiso in Syracuse, Sicily, photograph, number: 'No. 1384.', photographer: Giorgio Sommer, Syracuse (city), 1857 - 1914, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 309 mm x width 385 mm, quarry, A sepia-toned landscape showing a rugged cliff face with rough, weathered rock formations rising prominently in the center and right, textured with crevices and patches of vegetation clinging to ledges. In the midground a tall, narrow pillar of rock stands apart from the main cliff, topped with low shrubs, and a flat-topped ruin sits further back on the plateau. Dark cave-like openings and overhangs are visible along the cliff line, while scattered boulders and dense low bushes occupy the foreground, creating a contrast between the pale limestone surfaces and the darker foliage. The sky above is pale and largely empty.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_453

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Keywords

Latomie del Paradiso Siracusa View Syracuse Sicily photograph number No 1384 photographer Giorgio Sommer city 1857 - 1914 pasteboard paper albumen print height 309 mm x width 385 mm quarry sepia-toned landscape showing rugged cliff face rough weathered rock formations rising prominently center right textured crevices patches vegetation clinging ledges midground tall narrow pillar rock stands apart main cliff topped low shrubs flat-topped ruin sits further back plateau Dark cave- openings overhangs visible cliff line scattered boulders dense low bushes occupy foreground creating contrast pale limestone surfaces darker foliage sky pale largely empty