Italian Frescoes and Ceiling Art

Black and white photographs of intricate frescoes and ceiling decorations from historical locations in Italy, capturing artistic styles.

Lazio Viterbo Civita Castellana Rocca8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views, including the portals and courtyard, and many views of the frescoes adorning the courtyard portico. Antiquities: Views of a Roman sarcophagus in negative only. 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 Civita Castellana Rocca8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views, including the portals and courtyard, and many views of the frescoes adorning the courtyard portico. Antiquities: Views of a Roman sarcophagus in negative only. 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.