Historic Architectural Frescoes

Black and white photographs of intricate frescoes and architectural details in historic buildings across Italy, emphasizing Baroque and Medieval styles.

Lazio Viterbo Bolsena Palazzo del Drago45. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: frescoes, tapestries, paintings on canvas. Extensive coverage of exterior, including views of portals and portal details, terrace, and collection of antiquities displayed on terrace. Detailed coverage of palazzo interior, including views of frescoes, statuary, paintings, and architectural details. Antiquities: cippi, inscriptions, portraits (Trajan), architectural fragments 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.
Lazio Viterbo Bolsena Palazzo del Drago45. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: frescoes, tapestries, paintings on canvas. Extensive coverage of exterior, including views of portals and portal details, terrace, and collection of antiquities displayed on terrace. Detailed coverage of palazzo interior, including views of frescoes, statuary, paintings, and architectural details. Antiquities: cippi, inscriptions, portraits (Trajan), architectural fragments 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.