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. Scala dei Giganti, or Giant's staircase. This is a noble marble staircase leading to the Palace of the Doges, deriving its name from the colossal statues of Mars and Neptune at the top. It was on the top of these steps, and between those statues, that the doges used to be crowned in the olden times; and then, having heard mass in the cathedral close by, and made the tour of the Piazza, the new Doge retired to his future abode within. It was at the top of these steps, also, that the aged Doge Foscari fainted with anguish when forced to abandon a palace which for more than thirty years had been his home [B] Passing through the archway we enter the courtyard, and get a more general view of it, and the cupolas of St. Mark's.
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/John Short
Notre référence
UMG20B22_492
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
69,4Mo (7,3Mo) / 41,5cm x 41,9cm / 4900 x 4949 (300dpi)