Porta della Carta in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice, Italy, Porta della Carta, Venezia, photograph, number: '5.', Venice, 1851 - 1900, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 369 mm x width 322 mm, parts of church exterior and annexes: portal, Florence, Tuscany, San Marco, A sepia-toned photograph of an ornate stone building facade showing a large wooden door with raised rectangular panels set within a richly carved archway decorated with tracery and circular floral motifs; flanking the doorway are sculpted columns and niches containing standing human figures, and above the arch is a relief of a winged lion next to a robed kneeling figure beneath a circular medallion containing a sculpted bust, all set among elaborate foliage and architectural ornament; to the right a section of arcade with rounded arches and quatrefoil openings is visible, with additional sculpted figures and ornate capitals, while to the left plain stone walls and a small barred windo...
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Porta della Carta in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice, Italy, Porta della Carta, Venezia, photograph, number: '5.', Venice, 1851 - 1900, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 369 mm x width 322 mm, parts of church exterior and annexes: portal, Florence, Tuscany, San Marco, A sepia-toned photograph of an ornate stone building facade showing a large wooden door with raised rectangular panels set within a richly carved archway decorated with tracery and circular floral motifs; flanking the doorway are sculpted columns and niches containing standing human figures, and above the arch is a relief of a winged lion next to a robed kneeling figure beneath a circular medallion containing a sculpted bust, all set among elaborate foliage and architectural ornament; to the right a section of arcade with rounded arches and quatrefoil openings is visible, with additional sculpted figures and ornate capitals, while to the left plain stone walls and a small barred window appear alongside a partially visible cylindrical tower; a stone pedestal with carved decoration and small statues stands near the base of the facade, and the foreground shows a tiled pavement.

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Porta della Carta Basilica San Marco Venice Italy Venezia photograph number 5 1851 - 1900 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 369 mm x width 322 mm parts church exterior annexes portal Florence Tuscany sepia-toned photograph ornate stone building facade showing large wooden door raised rectangular panels set within richly carved archway decorated tracery circular floral motifs flanking doorway sculpted columns niches containing standing human figures arch relief winged lion next robed kneeling figure beneath circular medallion containing sculpted bust elaborate foliage architectural ornament right section arcade rounded arches quatrefoil openings visible additional sculpted figures ornate capitals left plain stone walls small barred window alongside partially visible cylindrical tower stone pedestal carved decoration small statues stands near base foreground tiled pavement

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