Gezicht op het Canal Grande in Venetië
Roberto Rive
c. 1860 - c. 1880
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
139; 100
About this artwork
name: ‘Vosmaer’
Art Historical Context
Behold the enchanting *Gezicht op het Canal Grande in Venetië* (View of the Grand Canal in Venice), a delicate albumen print by Dutch photographer Roberto Rive, created around 1860–1880. Measuring just 100 × 139 mm—small enough for a personal album—this image captures the iconic waterway lined with ornate palaces, gondolas gliding by, and the timeless allure of Venice's architecture. Albumen prints, pioneered in the 1850s, used egg whites to bind light-sensitive silver salts to paper, producing richly toned, detailed images from glass negatives that were prized for their clarity and warmth dur...