Image series 23 / 2023: Early Italian Photography
Fratelli Alinari
15 May 2023
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By: Bettina Pfleging
Typical Italian motifs have remained unchanged for 150 years. The image of Italy as a place of longing in the 19th century, for example, was shaped by photographers like the Alinari brothers. Romualdo, Leopoldo and Guiseppe founded the company “Fratelli Alinari” in 1854 and always appeared as joint authors of their photographs.
A total of 90 important photographs from the years 1850 to 1880 by the Alinari brothers and other photographers such as Giorgio Sommer, Carlo Naya and Robert Macpherson show the history of the development of photography in 19th century Italy in the exhibition and invite visitors to take a photographic journey through Italy.
„Images of Italy. Places of Longing in Early Photography“
23 February to 3 September 2023, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alinari Fratelli. Ansicht von Pisa, Ausschnitt, um 1855, Salzpapier, München; Diathek online, Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
Gebrüder Alinari. Blick auf den Hafen von Napoli, Ausschnitt, 1870, Bromiddruck, 21 × 27 cm; ArteMIS, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Kunsthistorisches Institut
Gebrüder Alinari. Der Schlossplatz in Turin, Ausschnitt, 1870/1890, Bromölumdruck, 21 × 27 cm; ArteMIS, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Kunsthistorisches Institut
Fratelli Alinari. Dogenpaleis (Palazzo Ducale), Piazzetta, campanile en San Marco, Venetië, Ausschnitt, 1880 – 1895, paperphotographic papercardboardalbumen print, 19,8 × 25,7 cm, Amsterdam; Rijksmuseum Collection, Amsterdam
Fratelli Alinari. Canal Regio, Venetië, Ausschnitt, 1880 – 1895, paperphotographic papercardboardalbumen print, 19,9 × 24,6 cm, Amsterdam; Rijksmuseum Collection, Amsterdam
Fratelli Alinari. Rome. Forum Romanum, Ausschnitt, 1893 – 1903, photographic papercardboardalbumen print, 19,7 × 24,8 cm, Amsterdam; Rijksmuseum Collection, Amsterdam
Fratelli Alinari. Colosseum in Rome, Ausschnitt, 1893 – 1903, photographic papercardboardalbumen print, 19,7 × 24,8 cm, Amsterdam; Rijksmuseum Collection, Amsterdam
Familie Alinari. Apsis und Campanile, Ausschnitt, ab 1296, Fotografie Kollodium, Florenz; HeidICON – Europäische Kunstgeschichte, Ruprecht-Karl-Universität Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek
