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Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs

Accession Number: 15/5/3090.01472

Title: Prato. Cathedral (Interior)

Creator: Fratelli Alinari

Bio/Origin: Italian, 1852-present

Role: Photographer

Notes: "Prato developed a Romanesque architectural style of its own, influenced by the architecture of Pisa, Lucca and Lombardy, which was best exemplified in the colourful, striped, marble interior of the nave and cloisters of the cathedral, which was rebuilt from 1211 by Guidetto da Como ( fl 1204--11)." (Source: Grove Dictionary of Art)

Dates: 1211?Building Date

Dates: ca. 1865-ca. 1890?Photograph date

Classfication: Photographs

Medium: albumen print

Current Site: Europe: Italy; Prato

Style: Romanesque

Measurement: Image: 16.6535 x 12.5984 in.; 42.3 x 32 cm

Subjects: Cathedral, Prato, Italy, Cathedrals, Religious interiors, Arcades, Ribbed vaults, Geometric patterns, Crucifixes, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Altars

Provenance: Gift of Andrew Dickson White

Repository: Cornell University Library?A.D. White Photographs?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University