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EDWARD KATER (ACTIVE 1850)

'Facciata della Certosa presso Pavia'; The facade of the Certosa di Pavia

c.1855

Salted paper print | 16.4 x 21.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2932752

Photograph of Certosa di Pavia, a monastery in Lombardy, Northern Italy. The monastery was built in the 15th Century.

  • Creator(s)

    Edward Kater (active 1850) (photographer)

  • 16.4 x 21.0 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Italy
          • Lombardy [Italy]
            • Pavia [Italy]
            • Certosa di Pavia [Italy]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
          • Monastic buildings
            • Monasteries
        • Architectural design
          • Façades
        • Gothic architecture
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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