Piazzo Ca'd'Oro, Paolo Salviati

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Paolo Salviati, Piazzo Ca'd'Oro
Paolo Salviati, Piazzo Ca'd'Oro
Paolo Salviati
Piazzo Ca'd'Oro
mid 1800s
Paolo Salviati
1818–1894
Piazzo Ca'd'Oro, mid 1800s
Where object was made: Venice, Italy
Material/technique: albumen print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 19 x 24.6 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 1/2 x 9 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19.9 x 24.6 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 7 13/16 x 9 11/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 0000.0989
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Exhibition Label: "Venice Observed," Dec-1980, Elizabeth Broun and Yolanda de Estrada The delicate arcade traceries of the Ca' d'Oro are refined and elaborated from similar motifs found in the Ducal Palace. Some of the decorative motifs on this palace, such as the cable carvings surrounding the windows, were originally highlighted in gold--giving the building its name Ca' d'Oro or "House of Gold." The decorative effects of light and shade are important to the Venetian aesthetic, and the photographer emphasized this contrast with his direct, frontal approach.