Carlo Naya
Rezzonico, Giustinian, and Foscari Palaces on the Grand Canal, Venice

Rezzonico, Giustinian, and Foscari Palaces on the Grand Canal, Venice

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Rezzonico, Giustinian, and Foscari Palaces on the Grand Canal, Venice
ArtistItalian, 1816–1882
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Rezzonico, Giustinian, and Foscari Palaces on the Grand Canal, Venice
Dateafter 1857
PlaceVenice, Italy
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 10 9/16 × 13 7/8 in. (26.9 × 35.2 cm)
 Sheet: 10 9/16 × 13 7/8 in. (26.9 × 35.2 cm)
 Mount: 12 9/16 × 17 3/4 in. (31.9 × 45.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cathy and Giorgio Borlenghi, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.614
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Description

Using a mammoth camera and the relatively new technology
of wet collodion on glass negatives as large as this print, Carlo Naya recorded
the architectural treasures and limpid atmosphere of Venice with astonishing detail
and seamless gradation of tones. The process was cumbersome, requiring an
on-site darkroom in which to prepare and process the negative
before the sticky emulsion (guncotton dissolved in ether and sensitized with
silver salts) could dry. The palaces depicted here are among the most beautiful
along the Grand Canal in the heart of Venice.


Provenance[Antiquariat Delibrium, Münster, Germany]; purchased by Manfred Heiting, April 11, 1981; purchased by MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in negative, bottom right corner: 252
Blind stamp on the recto of mount, bottom centre: NAYA // FOTOGRAFO // VENEZIA
Inscribed in black ink, verso: Palazzi Foscari Giustinian e Rezzonico, Venezia

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