About This Image

Provenance: old collection of J. Harrison, Jr. purchased in 1861.This is the oldest, and ranks first among the four great "patriarchal" basilicas of Rome. The site was, in ancient times, occupied by the palace of the family of the Laterani. Between the basilica and the city wall there was in former times the great monastery, in which dwelt the community of monks whose duty it was to provide the services in the basilica. The only part of it which still survives is the cloister, surrounded by graceful columns of inlaid marble. They are of a style intermediate between the Romanesque proper and the Gothic, and are the work of Vassellectus and the Cosmati. The date of these beautiful cloisters is the early part of the 13th century.

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Cloisters of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Italy
Altobelli and Moulins (attributed to) Cloisters of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Italy

Price $1,000
Sale Price $750

Main Image
Description

Ref.# 13408

Medium Albumen print from wet plate negative

Mount on original mount

Photo Date 1850s  Print Date 1861c

Dimensions 10-1/8 x 14-1/2 in. (257 x 368 mm)

Photo Country Italy

Photographer Country Italy

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Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd.



 

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