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Frescoes of Historical Significance

Photographic documentation of medieval frescoes highlighting religious and historical themes within architectural settings.

Umbria Terni Orvieto S. Giovenale52. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture (15th century), architectural sculpture Object Notes: Original church ancient German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
Umbria Terni Orvieto S. Giovenale52. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture (15th century), architectural sculpture Object Notes: Original church ancient German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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The Virgin and Child. Dated: late 15th - early 16th century. Dimensions: overall (irregular top): 6.9 x 3.8 cm (2 11/16 x 1 1/2 in.) gross weight: 52 gr. Medium: bronze//Medium brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Paduan 15th or 16th Century.Lazio Viterbo Caprarola Palazzo Farnese5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Marches Pesaro e Urbino Sant'Angelo in Vado S. Maria dei Servi2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Apocalypse de Saint-Jean Odilon Redon (French, 1840-1916). Apocalypse de Saint-Jean, 1899. Lithograph on China paper laid down, 6 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (15.8 x 19 cm). European Art 1899He that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, plate 28 from Miserere. Georges Rouault; French, 1871-1958. Date: 1923. Dimensions: 575 × 435 mm (plate); 655 × 505 mm (sheet). Heliogravure, with sugar-lift and drypoint on paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Umbria Terni Stroncone S. Nicolo5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Umbria Perugia Norcia Castellina0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of exterior and courtyard; views of sculptures, frescoes, and crosses in museum collection (housed in the Castlellina). General Notes: Some of the objects belong in the Palazzo Comunale museum; these have been reassigned numbers in that monument sequence. A number of prints, last noted as stored in Medieval section, are now missing, but we have the negatives which, where possible, have been assigned numbers corresponding to the Hutzel guide. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, siUmbria Perugia Spello Palazzo Comunale5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of this Romanesque-Gothic structure (13th-14th centuries) include a courtyard with a well, a wooden loggia, and the frescoed cross-vault of a portico. Views of the interior focus on two rooms. The baroque room is decorated with a ceiling fresco (18th century) of landscapes, nude figures holding portrait-shields of eminent citizens, and a balustrade. What Hutzel calls the "Zucarri Salon" or "Pinacoteca" is filled with religious paintings, frescoes, marble busts, crucifixes, a German sculpture of the Pieta (15th century), and a diptych by Petruccioli. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, RomanesqPietà first quarter 14th century Italian Tuscan Painter, first quarter of 14th century Italian. Pietà 459178Lazio Roma Rome S. Caterina dei Funari2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, painting, fresco, sculpture. In the vicinity of Palazzo Mattei in Jewish quarter German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Tuscany Grosseto Massa Marittima S. Cerbono (Duomo)33. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture (13th-early 14th century); Fresco (14th century); Panels/Crucifix (14th century); pascal candle; sculpture including the Arca di S. Cerbone; architectural relief (c. 1267); Tabernacle (mid-14th century). Post-medieval: Paintings, fresco (14th century), sculpture Antiquities: Relief German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Bulto, Crucifix. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.8 x 27.8 cm (14 1/2 x 10 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: figure c. 12"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, EuropePrint made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702-1750, German, S. Petrus, early 1750s. Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.Monument to Sir James Mackintosh, in Westminster Abbey. Theed, sculptor, 1857. 'This handsome testimonial to our distinguished statesman and historian...is to be placed in Westminster Abbey as soon as the tablet is provided with an inscription. The requisite funds were raised by means of subscription of the friends and admirers of Sir James Mackintosh; a committee of noblemen and gentlemen being formed to carry out the work...The monument is about nine feet high, and is of graceful design: it is surmounted by a bust of Mackintosh. Beneath is the genius of British literature lamenting the lossAbruzzo Pescara Penne Palazzo Vescovile, Museo35. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture; architectural sculpture (detatched); sculpture. Post-medieval: Sculpture, painting, architectural sculpture (detached), altar cloth: objects from Penne and Loreto Apruntino. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Umbria Perugia Bevagna Convento dell'Annunziata0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Emilia-Romagna Forli Rimini Palazzo Comunale, Museo e Pinacoteca Comunale. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Painting of St. Liberata. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 36.9 x 28.9 cm (14 1/2 x 11 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.