Sujet
Magic lantern slide circa 1900
Légende
Magic lantern slide circa 1900.Victorian/Edwardian.Social History. The Beauties of Venice,photographs created in 1888 Joseph John William ACWORTH F.I.C., F.C.S.J. The Beauties of Venice . No. 5.- Porphyry Knights of the Palace of the Doges.-These-figures, just by the entrance of the Palace of the Doges, form two curious reliefs, and are made of hard porphyry. They represent two pairs of armed knights embracing each other. As regards their origin, various conjectures have been urged, the most recent being that they represent four emperors of Byzantium of the eleventh century. This group is a specimen of the art studies which adorn St. Mark's, every stone of which may be considered sacred by the artist and art lover [B] Continuing a few steps further along, we pass under the archway or colonnade facing the
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/John Short
Notre référence
UMG20B22_491
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
66,7Mo (6,6Mo) / 40,3cm x 41,5cm / 4756 x 4900 (300dpi)