Area del Camposanto
Alfredo Noack
1858 - 1893
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
318; 445
About this artwork
opschrift, verso, handgeschreven: ‘Noack (t)’
Art Historical Context
**Area del Camposanto** is a striking albumen print by Alfredo Noack, a pioneering 19th-century photographer active in Italy from around 1858 to 1893. Measuring 318mm high by 445mm wide, this image captures a section of the Camposanto Monumentale, the historic cemetery in Pisa renowned for its medieval architecture,es, and solemn atmosphere. The handwritten inscription on the verso "Noack (t)," authenticates it as part of Noack's oeuvre reflecting the personal touch of early photographic documentation. Albumen prints, the dominant medium of the era, were made by coating paper with egg white (...