In Light of Rome : Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842-1871 /

This comprehensive study of Rome's contribution to the early history of photography traces the medium's rise from a fledgling science to a dynamic form of artistic expression that forever changed the way we perceive the Eternal City.The authors examine the diverse transnational group of ph...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: McGuigan, Jr., John F. (Author), Goodyear III, Frank H. (Author)
Other Authors: Bonetti, Maria Francesca (Contributor), Goodyear, Frank H. (Contributor), McGuigan, John F. (Contributor), McKee, Katherine (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Photography / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General.
Photography > Italy > Rome > History > 19th century.
Photography, Artistic > 19th century.
Circle of the Caffè Greco.
Italy.
Roman School of Photography.
Rome.
calotype.
daguerreotype.
nineteenth century.
photography.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgmements
  • Part 1 " The Effulgent Light of a Southern Sky" Early Photography in Rome , 1839-1871
  • Introduction: The Discovery
  • 1. The Daguerreotype
  • 2. The Calotype
  • 3. The Roman School of Photography
  • 4. The 1850s
  • 5. The 1860s
  • Part 2 A Few Questions About Photography in Nineteenth-Century Rome
  • Introduction
  • Plates
  • Appendix 1 Richard W. Thomas, "Photography in Rome," 1852
  • Appendix 2 Note on the Photographers, Photographic Establishments, and Their Assistants in the Various Districts of Rome, ca. 1866
  • Artist Biographies
  • Chronology of Roman History, 1831 to 1878
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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