Religious Frescoes and Art Documentation

Black-and-white photos documenting religious frescoes and paintings, showcasing historical artistic styles from various churches in Italy.

Umbria Perugia Spoleto S. Domenico8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 13th-14th century church restored in 1960: striped facade, bell tower, and portals. Interior views reveal a gothic structure with high ceilings, pointed arches, and an apse with stained glass windows. Fragments of preserved frescoes are visible in the white walls. Most views are of paintings and frescoes in the three chapels and crypt. In the chapel of St. Mary Magdalen are extensive fresco cycles (early 15th century), of the saint. The Callicola chapel and Chapel of the Sacrament are baroque chapels with stucco decoration and marble altars. In the crypt--formerly the Chiesa di S. Pietro Martire--are 14th century frescoes. 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 ob
Umbria Perugia Spoleto S. Domenico8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 13th-14th century church restored in 1960: striped facade, bell tower, and portals. Interior views reveal a gothic structure with high ceilings, pointed arches, and an apse with stained glass windows. Fragments of preserved frescoes are visible in the white walls. Most views are of paintings and frescoes in the three chapels and crypt. In the chapel of St. Mary Magdalen are extensive fresco cycles (early 15th century), of the saint. The Callicola chapel and Chapel of the Sacrament are baroque chapels with stucco decoration and marble altars. In the crypt--formerly the Chiesa di S. Pietro Martire--are 14th century frescoes. 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 ob