Lot 843 Dα

Enrico Verzaschi had been working as a photographer since 1860 when in 1870 he took over the studio of his colleague Gioacchino Altobelli (see lot 827), who, after Francesca Bonetti, is also the author of some of the photographs in this album. Lavishly bound, it was intended for a wealthy clientele. The motifs follow the choreography that was typical in such commemorative albums: The most famous architectural monuments of Antiquity, the Renaissance and the Baroque are followed by photographs of the Campagna Romana and, finally, pictures of the sculptures from the Vatican and Capitoline collections as well as reproductions of masterpieces by artists such as Michelangelo and Raphael.