In 1881, when this photograph was made, color techniques were limited and imprecise. Even so, this black and white image, with the partial application of a blue tint is a strikingingly realistic image. It looks like the sun that bleached the color out of the Doge's Palace. You could question the color of the clouds in the background but their formation is a dramatic setting for the seat of a fabled empire.
Image: Anonymous photographer -The Doge's Palace -Venice, 1881, Museum of Photographic History, Florence, Italy.
2 comments:
Fantastic. A challenge to the notion of "accuracy." And a great image.
I agree, this image stands alone. What I should have pointed out is that the color from the sky has migrated downward over time, so it's not precisely as originally intended, yet that just gives the impression of a large cloud moving across the city.
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