Ricordo di Firenze by Giacomo Brogi

Ricordo di Firenze by Giacomo Brogi is a photographic album composed of 50 albumen prints, realized with chromatic reinforcement treatment .

Including the original red cardboard cover with editorial binding with embossed decorations in black and gold, cursive header "Firenze" in gold.

The frontispiece with the header " Ricordo di Firenze Giacomo Brogi ", and each print is mounted on grey cardboard with golden fillet windows.

Excellent conditions.

Each black and white photo measures cm 20 x 25.

The inside is in excellent condition.

This collection includes panoramic views of Florence from the hills, views of urban landscapes at human height and more specific reproductions of Italian Renaissance monuments, artworks, sculptures and interior views.

Prints are executed with masterful technique, respecting the laying plans, the perspective and the use of the diaphragms as regards the complex landscapes, in which the architectures are articulated with excellent depth of field. As regards the photographs of the artworks, quite difficult to realize, the excellent lighting choice stands out shaping the figure on the foreground: the sculptures seem to be detached from their context, allowing us to admire every detail.

In urban landscapes, the human presence is very marginal, static and diluted into the large spaces. The photographer used fast shutter speeds (for this period) to simplify motion subject as much as possible.

This album represents a masterpiece of Italian professional photography of the nineteenth century, usually specialized in urban views and reproduction of artwork, a field in which the Italian photography was renowned in the world.

About the artist:
Giacomo Brogi (Florence 1822,1881),

was a famous Italian photographer, specialized in portraits and architectural views of Italian cities to documentary purposes. After his death, his son Carlo continued his activity as a photographer and in 1950 the entire Brogi collection was acquired by the Società Fotografica Italiana .