Porch of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamot, Italy
Category
Photographs
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
254 x 199 mm
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520699.17
Summary
An albumen print photograph of the Porch of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamot, Italy. The view depicts a close-up view of the porch doorway. Shallow steps lead up to the door. There are two lions either side supporting columns and frieze tracery above the porch. Several statues can be seen in the upper part of the porch. To the left of the porch is a wall with tattered posters and to the right a partial view of the church front detailed facade. The photograph has diagonally cut corners. The print is mounted on the righthand side of the album on heavy white card. Markings: Below the print, handwritten in black ink and underlined, are the words: " Porch of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamot"
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986