FERDINANDO ONGANIA (1842–1911) | ‘Calli e Canali... Lot 6
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FERDINANDO ONGANIA (1842–1911) | ‘Calli e Canali in Venezia’, Venice c. 1891 | 3 Photogravures, on original pages from the volume, 55 x 37 cm each, images in perfect condition, pages with signs of wear 33,7 x 18,4 / 34 x 23,4 / 34,1 x 22,7 cm Typographic series title, image number and credit of the photographer and publisher “Venezia, Ferd. Ongania, Editor” on each page 1 Porta della Carta, Palazzo del Doge (plate 31) 2 Canal Grande, Santa Maria della Salute (plate 41) 3 Palazzo Contarini, Scala del Bovolo (plate 51) Ferdinando Ongania was an antiquarian bookseller, with a shop in St. Mark’s Square, whose love of Venice inspired him to record the city’s architecture. His luxuriously produced, yet popular volume ‘Calli e Canali in Venezia’ included 100 topographical photogravures in subtle black and sepia tones on creamy, luxurious thick paper. It captures an idyllic world of palazzos, canals, and bridges, before the annual invasion of millions of tourists. Ferdinando Ongania war ein Antiquar mit einem Geschäft am Markusplatz, dessen Liebe zu Venedig ihn dazu inspirierte, die Architektur der Stadt festzuhalten. Sein luxuriös produzierter, gleichwohl populärer Band ‘Calli e Canali in Venezia’ enthält 100 topografische Fotogravuren in subtilen Schwarz- und Sepiatönen auf cremigem, luxuriösem, dickem Papier. Er zeigt eine idyllische Welt der Palazzi, Kanäle und Brücken aus einer Zeit, bevor die Stadt alljährlich von Millionen von Touristen überschwemmt wurde.
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