Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
A.D. White Architectural Photographs
Accession Number:
15/5/3090.00110
Title:
Venice. Cathedral of St. Marks and Bell Tower
Notes:
Descriptive note printed on verso: "St. Mark's Cathedral with the Bell Tower and an arch of the Procuratie nuove: It is to be seen the façade of the Cathedral built in the Xth and XIth centuries in Byzantine style. At the right the great bell tower 313 engl. feet high, begun in the Xth century. An arch of the Procuratir nuove, frams [sic] the picture." The campanile of San Marco collapsed spontaneously on July 14, 1902, after this photograph was taken. A replica has since been rebuilt on the same spot.
Creator:
Naya, Carlo
Bio/Origin:
Italian, 1816-1882
Role:
Photographer
Dates:
1875
Photograph date
Dates:
1071
Building Date
Style:
Photographs
Medium:
albumen print
Current Site:
Europe: Italy; Venice
Style:
Byzantine
Measurement:
Image: 14 x 10 5/8 in.; 35.56 x 26.9875 cm
Subjects:
City views, Urban views, Architecture, Streetscapes, Piazzas, Squares (Open spaces), Basilicas, Religious buildings, Campaniles, Bell towers, Onion domes, Entrances, Arches, Quatrefoils, Arcades, Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy, Saint Mark's Square, Venice, Italy, San Marco, Venice, Italy, Basilica of San Marco, Venice, Italy, Campanile di San Marco, Venice, Italy, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy
Provenance:
Gift of Andrew Dickson White
Repository:
Cornell University Library
A.D. White Photographs
Rare & Manuscript Collections
Cornell University

Venice. Cathedral of St. Marks and Bell Tower