Rare photographic prints in extra sizes
The Fototeca Briganti houses a collection of photographs produced using printing techniques dating back to the 19th and 20th centuries, a period when photography was spreading thanks to increasingly advanced methods.
The Fototeca Briganti houses a collection of photographs produced using printing techniques dating back to the 19th and 20th centuries, a period when photography was spreading thanks to increasingly advanced methods.
Rare photographic prints in extra-large formats
The Briganti Photographic Archive houses a collection of photographs made with printing techniques dating back to the 19th and 20th centuries, a period when photography was spreading thanks to increasingly advanced methods. Among the works, an anthology of about three hundred shots in exceptional formats (450x300 mm and beyond) stands out, using techniques such as albumen paper, gelatin silver bromide, silver salts and carbon printing, the latter known for its ability to ensure the image's unalterability and create an "in relief" effect. In the 1880s, large-format photographs became highly sought after by scholars and collectors, as in the case of the photo of the Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist (work held at the Cleveland Museum, Ohio), attributed to Botticelli and workshop, which still shows the overpaintings later removed during 20th-century restorations.
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The story of Sorore
The fresco in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicting the Story of Sorore, now hangs on the left above the side door that leads to the aisles of Sant'Ansano and San Galgano.
The fresco in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicting the Story of Sorore, now hangs on the left above the side door that leads to the aisles of Sant'Ansano and San Galgano.
The growth of walls
The fresco in the third bay of the pilgrims' hall shows a construction site associated with the hospital, with an octagonal building in the background and a portico where some workers are engaged in the work.
The fresco in the third bay of the pilgrims' hall shows a construction site associated with the hospital, with an octagonal building in the background and a portico where some workers are engaged in the work.
Agostino Novello hands the robe to the rector
The fresco by Priamo della Quercia located in the Pellegrinaio hall, in the fourth bay on the right, depicts the Blessed Agostino Novello presenting the Augustinian habit to the Rector. Among the figures, the emperor John VIII Palaiologos can be recognized.
The fresco by Priamo della Quercia located in the Pellegrinaio hall, in the fourth bay on the right, depicts the Blessed Agostino Novello presenting the Augustinian habit to the Rector. Among the figures, the emperor John VIII Palaiologos can be recognized.
The Pope grants the indulgence
The fresco in the fifth bay on the right, located in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicts Eugene IV handing a parchment to Carlo d'Agnolino Bartoli. In the background, Eastern and African figures can be seen.
The fresco in the fifth bay on the right, located in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicts Eugene IV handing a parchment to Carlo d'Agnolino Bartoli. In the background, Eastern and African figures can be seen.