Fratelli Alinari Albumen Print Circa 1854 of The Archangel Gabriel's Annunciation to Mary
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The image here is of The Annunciation on the altarpiece known as the Prado Altarpiece, now in the Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy. It is by artist Fra Angelico, (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455)
Print is in excellent condition, loosely mounted in a cardboard frame circa 1920's and can be easily transferred if needed. Frame is in good condition but does not stand on its own.
Frame 10 1/2 x14 Print 10x7 5/8" Image 7" x 9 3/8"
In 1852, the Alinari brothers founded the photographic studio Fratelli Alinari dedicated initially to the documentation of notable Italian paintings, sculptures, monuments and architecture. These prints produced around 1854 show off the silvery slick beauty of the albumen print process.
Albumen prints are characterized by smooth wide tonal range, rich, sharp detail, semi-gloss images. The process involves coating the surface of very thin paper with albumen (egg white) and a solution of silver nitrate. This paper was typically so thin it had to be mounted to board or card stock providing added greater print stability. Albumen prints were the most common type of photographic print made during the nineteenth century.
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Fratelli Alinari Albumen Print Circa 1854 of The Archangel Gabriel's Annunciation to Mary
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