Caption

Ruin of the Teatro Greco in Taormina, Italy, Teatro Greco, Taormina, photograph, inscription: 'RBK', number: '8663', number: '21', photographer: Giorgio Sommer, 1857 - 1914, Sicily, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 320 mm x width 369 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, excavation, archaeology, Greek theater, A wide sepia photograph of ancient ruins showing crumbling brick and stone walls, arches, and columns extending across the scene, with a large dark arched entrance near the center and a person standing in front of it, scattered broken stone blocks and fragments in the foreground, low vegetation and a few agave-like plants among the ruins, weathered cylindrical column pieces lying on the ground, and tall intact columns rising at the right edge against a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_491

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44.4Mb (10.4Mb) / 14.8in x 11.7in / 4440 x 3495 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ruin Teatro Greco Taormina Italy photograph inscription Rbk number 8663 21 photographer Giorgio Sommer 1857 - 1914 Sicily pasteboard paper albumen print height 320 mm x width 369 mm ruin building architecture excavation archaeology Greek theater wide sepia photograph ancient ruins showing crumbling brick stone walls arches columns extending across scene large dark arched entrance near center person standing front scattered broken stone blocks fragments foreground low vegetation agave- plants weathered cylindrical column pieces lying ground tall intact rising right edge pale sky