Title: [Core photograph collection of the Fine Arts Library, Harvard University] [additional Western art].
Authors: Giraudon, Adolphe, 1849-1929,; Mas, Adolf, 1861-1936,; Fratelli Alinari; Instituto Amatller de Arte Hispánico.; Neurdein frères,; Harvard University.
Year: 1865
Subjects: Art History; Sculpture.; Painting.; Drawing.; Decorative arts.; Prints.; Architecture History; Architecture, Roman.; Religious architecture Europe.
Abstract: Black-and-white photographic and photomechanical prints acquired for the Core photograph collection of the Fine Arts Library but not cataloged or mounted. Used for teaching the history of art and architecture at Harvard University, the collection contains mostly reproductions of paintings, drawings, and prints, along with images of sculpture and decorative arts, representing many artists. Artists with more than a hundred images include Michelangelo, Frederico Barocci, Cézanne, Eugène Delacroix, Degas, Giotto, Mateo Hernández, Winslow Homer, and Picasso. Architectural images compose about 15 percent of the collection with an emphasis on the architecture of ancient Rome and European religious architecture. Many of the images were originally used in the Department of Architecture in the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard. Images depict architectural elements, interiors, buildings, cityscapes, and street scenes; architectural drawings, plans, and models; and some archaeological sites. Of special note are photographic carte monumentales of Amiens Cathedral and large panoramic postcards of Rouen Cathedral.