The festival of Santa Lucia - Naples – Vintage Print
![The festival of Santa Lucia - Naples, [between 1886 and 1900] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c0/c0c6141c7de4-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures The festival of Santa Lucia - Naples in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The festival of Santa Lucia - Naples
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Rather than a view taken on the spot, this print reproduces Oswald Achenbach's 1886 painting of the Festival of Santa Lucia, a celebration tied to the waterfront district of Santa Lucia on the Bay of Naples. Achenbach, a German painter, made his name with landscapes and coastal scenes of southern Italy, and the original canvas was held by the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The record dates the print only to between 1886 and 1900, so it was likely made soon after the painting appeared, when paintings were often copied in photographs for wider circulation. In black and white, the print keeps the crowded composition and the play of light on the harbor, so the festive mood still comes through.
| Created / published | [between 1886 and 1900] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | From the original painting by Oswald Achenbach, 1886, in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | Festivals--Italy--Naples--1880-1890. Naples (Italy)--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,647 × 3,747 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222319 |
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