Giovanni Battista Brusa (1830–1920) - Venezia dell'ottocento

Series of four large-format albumen prints, with a slight loss of tonal range but still very interesting, mounted on good-condition cardboard, fascinating shots of nineteenth-century Venice.
1) Palazzo Dario, a famous Renaissance palace overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice, in the Dorsoduro district.
2) Doge's Palace and the Piazzetta of St. Mark in Venice, with in the foreground the column topped by the Winged Lion of Saint Mark.
3) Iconic photograph depicts a panorama of Venice taken from the top of the Campanile of St. Mark between 1860 and 1875.
4) Monument dedicated to Pietro Paleocapa in its first location at Campo Sant'Angelo, inaugurated in 1873, later moved to the Papadopoli Gardens.

Giovanni Battista Brusa, active in Venice and Milan, between 1860 and 1897. Specializing in photographs of views, monuments, and historic palaces.