Date

1924-1926

Object Type

Photograph

Subject

Academy of Fine Arts Carrara, courtyard with view of the loggetta before the renovation of the building and the stage of refurbishment of the teaching areas.

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara

About The Work

The image documents the loggia of the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara prior to the renovation campaign conducted between 1924 and 1934 under the direction of Adolfo Angeli. Originally conceived as the entrance to the piano nobile of the sixteenth-century building, the loggia was open on both sides and accessible by means of a staircase—subsequently demolished in the 1930s—that rose from the courtyard and connected to the right side of the loggia, opposite the present entrance to the Presidency. The windows were introduced only after the building was repurposed to house the Academy of Fine Arts. Moreover, the loggia’s original decorative elements, which had long remained concealed beneath a layer of limewash, were not uncovered and restored until 1934.

Title

R. Accademia di Belle Arti "Carrara" Cortile

Subject

Academy of Fine Arts Carrara, courtyard with view of the loggetta before the renovation of the building and the stage of refurbishment of the teaching areas.

Creator

Studio Valenti

Date

1924-1926

Object Type

Photograph

Technique / Support

Gelatin silver print

Original Function

Documentation

Dimensions

mm 258x198

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara

Unique identifier

ICCD_MIDF_6708001378671