Medieval Architectural Photography

Photographs documenting 15th-18th century church interiors in Italy, focusing on frescoes, altar designs, and architectural elements captured by Max Hutzel.

Umbria Terni Amelia S. Magno2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Augustine church, cloister, 15th century brick & tile tower. Post-medieval: Architecture & architectural sculpture. Interior views of ceiling vault & "false dome". Other interior views include Baroque altar in stone & marble with painted columns, statues in white marble, freizes & columns in reddish marble, 16th century paintings, main altar in colored marble, an organ of late Baroque style with rococo decoration, frescos, cabinet. 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
Umbria Terni Amelia S. Magno2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Augustine church, cloister, 15th century brick & tile tower. Post-medieval: Architecture & architectural sculpture. Interior views of ceiling vault & "false dome". Other interior views include Baroque altar in stone & marble with painted columns, statues in white marble, freizes & columns in reddish marble, 16th century paintings, main altar in colored marble, an organ of late Baroque style with rococo decoration, frescos, cabinet. 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