Pilaster Collection (#7)

Women and sailors in the yard of a villa with fountain; photo studio. Date of Photograph:12-23/08/1931

Courtyard of a villa with fountain; photo studio. Date of Photograph:12-23/08/1931

Piazza della Signoria and Loggia dei Lanzi; Photo studio Florence Signoria square. Date of Photograph:12/04/1931

St. Francis cathedral, Livorno cathedral Livorno Church Late Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1925 ca

People under the loggia of the Hospital of Ceppo, Pistoia Pistoia Piazza Duomo Loggia Late Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Carriage on Ponte Vecchio, Florence Florence. Date of Photograph:04/1923

Facade of the Palazzo Nuovo and the Capitoline Museum in Campidoglio Square in Rome. Rome Campidoglio Square Building Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Interior of the church of St. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, in Pavia Pavia Church of St. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro Nave Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Large cloister of the Certosa of Calci, province of Pisa Calci. Date of Photograph:1920 -1930 ca

Pisa (environs). Large cloister of the Certosa di Calci Calci Carthusian monastery of Calci, cloister Cloister Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Faade facing the inner courtyard of the Palazzo Provinciale of Lucca Lucca Palazzo Provinciale Building Late Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Inner courtyard of the Palazzo Provinciale in Lucca Lucca Palazzo Provinciale Building Late Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

The Rock of the Devil in Saltino, a small town near Vallombrosa. In distance, the road that leads to Reggello and Cascina Vecchia is visible. Florence Vallombrosa, Saltino

The Chapel dedicated to Saint John Gaulbert, in Vallombrosa Florence Vallombrosa Chapel Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Interior of the Parish Church of S. Donnino in Villamagna, Bagno a Ripoli, Florence Bagno a Ripoli Villamagna, Church of San Donnino Church Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe

The entrance to the Church of Saint Lawrence, in Vicchio di Rimaggio, Bagno a Ripoli, Florence Bagno a Ripoli Church Eighteenth Century, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

View of a farmhouse at Motta del Turco, in the large game preserve at Mesola, near Ferrara. Mesola Ferrarese Land Reclamation Company. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Transept of the Church of San Francesco in Pistoia Pistoia Church of San Francesco, transept Church Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Cloister of the Church of San Francesco in Pistoia Pistoia Church of San Francesco, cloister Cloister Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Entrance to the Medicean Villa of Poggio Imperiale in Florence Florence Medicean Villa of Poggio Imperiale. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Right aisle of the Romanesque Pieve (chapel) of S.Maria Assunta, in Montemignaio. Casentino region. Montemignaio Pieve (chapel) of S.Maria Assunta, right aisle Church Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe

Interior of the Romanesque Pieve (chapel) of S.Maria Assunta, in Montemignaio. Casentino region. Montemignaio Pieve (chapel) of S.Maria Assunta Church Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe

The courtyard of the Monastery of Camaldoli, a town in the province of Arezzo Arezzo Camaldoli, Monastery, courtyard Courtyard Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

View of the courtyard of the Archiginnasio (High School) in Bologna with belltower and clock. Bologna Courtyard Mannerism, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Corner with a well in the Courtyard of the Collegio (boarding school) di Spagna in Bologna. Bologna Courtyard Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

View of the courtyard of the Collegio (boarding school) di Spagna decorated with frescoes by Annibale Carracci, Bologna. Bologna Courtyard Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe

View of the right side aisle of the Cathedral of Saint Petronius in Bologna. Bologna Basilica of S. Petronio Nave Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

View of the central nave of the Cathedral of Saint Petronius in Bologna. Bologna Basilica of S. Petronio Nave Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Interior of the Church of St. Teodoro in Pavia Pavia Church of St. Teodoro Church, Nave Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Interior of the Cathedral of Pavia Pavia Cathedral Church High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Great cloister of the Carthusian monastery of Calci, in the province of Pisa Calci Carthusian monastery of Calci, cloister Cloister Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Interior of the church of Santa Maria della Spina in Pisa Pisa Church of Santa Maria della Spina, interior Nave Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

The Government (or State) Building in San Marino, designed by Francesco Azzurri. In front of the building stands the Statue of Liberty designed by Stefano Galletti

View of the second cloister of the Santa Maria della Quercia Sanctuary in Bagnaia, Viterbo Viterbo Bagnaia, Santa Maria della Quercia Sanctuary, second cloister Cloister Renaissance

Ancient pulpit of the Santa Maria Maggiore Church in Tuscania. Tuscania Santa Maria Maggiore Church Pulpit Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

The central nave of the Duomo dell'Assunta (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption) in Sutri. The interior of the Church is divided into three aisles by pilasters

Interior of the Lower Church, in the church of Saint Flavian in Montefiascone. The space is divided into three aisles by columns that have the original capitals

Courtyard loggia, in the Orsini Castle) in Bracciano. Anagni Orsini Castle, Loggia Castle Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Faade of Palazzo Nuovo or Museo Capitolini in Piazza Campidoglio in Rome. Rome Piazza del Campidoglio Building Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Interior of the Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Rome. Rome Nave Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1900-1910 ca

The Este Villa in Tivoli Rome Villa High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1900-1910 ca

Choir detail of Milan's Cathedral. Milan Cathedral, choir Chorus Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1890 ca.. Date of Artwork:1386-1940 ca

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Como Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore Nave Late Gothic, Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1915 - 1920 ca.. Date of Artwork:1396 - 1744

Interior of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Rosario, Pompeii. Architectural work by Antonio Cua. Pompeii Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Rosario

Interior of the Chapel of S. Gennaro also called del Tesoro (of the Treasure) inside the Cathedral of S. Gennaro in Naples. Naples Cathedral of S

Detailed image of the interior of St. Martin's Cathedral, Lucca. Lucca St. Martin's Cathedral Church Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Marble pilasters decorated with leaves. Originally from Pompeii, they are now found at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

The turret of Villa Mansi in Lucca. Work by architect Muzio Oddi. Lucca Villa Mansi, park Villa Late Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

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