Cornice Collection (#4)

View of the faade and side of the Church of Santa Andrea della Valle, Rome. Rome Church - Facade Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Palazzo Vaticano, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Piazza San Pietro. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Palazzo Simonetti (or De Carolis Simonetti), later Palazzo Boncompagni-Ludovisi, in Via del Corso, Rome Rome Via del Corso Building International Art of 20th Century. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Palazzo Mancini-Salviati in Via del Corso in Rome Rome via del Corso Building Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

View of the Parma Baptistry built on an octagonal groundplan. Parma Baptistery Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1915-1920 ca

Fragment of Roman moulding, in the Capitoline Palace, Rome. Rome Capitoline Palace High Relief Imperial Period, Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Fragment of Roman trabeation and moulding, with a frieze representing a series of bucrania, pateras, jugs and other sacrificial rite items, in the Tabularium, in Rome

View of the staircase which from the Tabularium leads to one of the fortified towers of the Senate Palace. In the arcade before, the ruins of a trabeation

Courtyard of Palazzo Ducale in Gubbio. Gubbio Courtyard Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

The Palazzo of Montecitorio in Rome with the Egyptian obelisk of Psammetico II Rome Building - Facade Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Faade, facing the Tiber, of the Palace of Justice in Rome Rome Building Eclecticism, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1960

Corner view of the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome Rome Corso Vittorio Emanuele Building Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Church of Most Holy Trinity in Crema, carried out by Andrea Nono Crema Church Eighteenth Century, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Facade of the Palazzo del Comune (ex-Palazzo Estense), in Varese. Architectural work carried out from a plan by Giuseppe Bianchi Varese Este Gardens Building Late Baroque, Baroque

Porta Settimiana. The Gateway was reconstructed in 1498 by Alessandro VI so that traffic to the Vatican territory could move faster Rome Via della Scala City Gate Renaissance

Partial view of the courtyard of the Villa Cicogna Mozzoni in Bisuchio, in the vicinity of Varese Varese Bisuchio, villa Cicogna Mozzoni, courtyard Courtyard High Renaissance, Renaissance

The faade of the Municipal Palace of Figline Valdarno. Architectural work of the end of the fourteenth century of the architect Ezio Cerpi

Facade of the Church of Santa Lucia. Architectural work by Flaminio del Turco, located in Montepulciano. Montepulciano Church - Facade Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

An architectural detail of the vault of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore of Como Como Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore Architectural Element Late Gothic, Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe

Facade of Palazzo di San Salvatore alla Scala Santa. Architectural work created by Domenico Fontana and located in Rome, in Lazio Rome. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Detail of the Palace of Charles V in the Alhambra complex, Granada. Spain Granada Building Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Detail of the Royal Chapel, Granada Spain Granada Chapel, Building Late Gothic, Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

View of the Amphitheatre of Pola, photographed during the period of Italy's reign in Istria Croatia Pola Arena, Amphitheater Julio-Claudian Period, Imperial Period, Roman Art, Europe

Doorway of Palazzo Sciarra in Rome Rome Via del Corso Door Late Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Palazzo Sciara in Rome Rome Via del Corso Building Late Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Foreshortening of the Palazzo di Montecitorio, seat of the Chamber of Deputies, in Rome Rome Building - Facade Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Faade of Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome Rome Corso Vittorio Emanuele Building Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Foreshortening of the faade of the Church of Santa Maria dell Anima in Rome Rome Church - Facade Mannerism, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

The Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome Rome Church - Facade Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Faade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore by Ferdinando Fuga, Rome Rome Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore Church - Facade Eighteenth Century, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

The Palace Prosperi-Sacrali in Ferrara Ferrara Building Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1970 ca

The courtyard of the palace Naselli-Crispi in Ferrara Ferrara Palace Naselli-Crispi in Ferrara Courtyard High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

The doorway of the palace of Giulio d'Este in Ferrara Ferrara Corso Ercole I Door Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

The rear and the faade of the Church of S. Biagio. Architectural work by Antonio da San Gallo the Elder, located in Montepulciano

Side of Palazzo Nuovo in Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome Rome Building Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Faade of Palazzo Antinori, Florence Florence Building - Facade Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1964

Rotonda of San Lorenzo, Mantova. Mantova Church Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1938 ca.. Date of Artwork:1082

Portico of St.Peter's in the Vatican State of the Vatican City St.Peter's Portico Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome Rome Church - Facade Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1938

Small model of the plan for the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore. The project was designed by Don Giovanni de Medici and is preserved in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence Florence Museo

The Faade of the church of Sant Andrea della Valle in Rome Rome Church - Facade Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1959 ca

Palazzo Corner della Regina located along the Grand Canal, Venice. The eighteenth century faade is a project by Vincenzan David Rossi

Upper part of the right side and bell tower of the Cathedral of Crema Crema Church - Facade Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1957

View of the facade of the classical complex of Villa Bettoni in Bogliaco on Garda. Work by Adriano Cristolfi and Antonio Marchetti Gargnano Bogliaco on Garda Villa Eighteenth Century

Window and cornice of Palazzo Buzi in Orvieto Orvieto Building Late Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Leufel Court in the Palace of the Louvre Museum, Paris. France Louvre Museum, Paris. Museum, Building, Royal Palace Arts and handicrafts of XIX century, Nineteenth century, 19th century, Europe

Faade of the Sully Pavillion, complex belonging to the Louvre Palace in Paris. France Paris Museum, Building Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Foreshortened view of the courtyard and nymphaeum of the Villa Cicogna Mozzoni in Bisuchio, near Varese Varese Bisuchio, Villa Cicogna Mozzoni in Bisuchio, courtyard Courtyard High Renaissance

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