FLORENCE IN COLOR — CIRCA 1910

[Florence, Italy — Souvenir View]

Palazzo Vecchio e Loggia dei Lanzi [No. 7] [Color Souvenir Print / Embossed Mount]

FLORENCE IN COLOR — AN EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY SOUVENIR VIEW.
A finely colored souvenir view of Florence's Piazza della Signoria, depicting the imposing Palazzo Vecchio, its distinctive tower, and the adjoining Loggia dei Lanzi. 
The multilingual presentation reflects the international tourist market for Italian architectural and travel souvenirs during the early twentieth century. The individually numbered plate and carefully finished mount suggest that it originally formed part of a larger illustrated souvenir series or portfolio.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Single color-printed illustrated plate, approximately 6.75 × 8.5 inches (17 × 21.5 cm). The color illustration is centered within a heavy, cream-colored card mount with an embossed rectangular frame and blind-embossed reverse. Its multilingual caption appears immediately beneath the image. The plate is presented in a black matte measuring 8 × 10 inches. Color printing with a fine-grain, painterly appearance. The printed caption identifies the scene in four languages:
'7. - Palazzo Vecchio e Loggia dei Lanzi. — Vieux Palais et Loge des Lanzi. — Old Palace and Lanzi's Gallery. — Alter Palast und Lanzis Gallerie.'

CONDITION: Fine. The matted card mount remains intact, with the embossed borders clearly defined. Light, even age-toning and scattered minor foxing to the cream-colored stock. The printed image remains attractive, with good color retention. No significant tears or losses are apparent in the supplied photographs.

FLORENCE'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE — PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA.
The Palazzo Vecchio has served as one of Florence's principal civic landmarks since the late thirteenth century. Its fortress-like architecture and prominent tower dominate the Piazza della Signoria, while the adjoining Loggia dei Lanzi provides an open-air setting for some of Florence's most celebrated Renaissance sculpture.

This view brings the two structures together in a single composition, depicting the square as an active public space populated by pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.

GENRES: Travel Souvenirs, Italian Prints, Architectural Prints, Color Reproductions, European Ephemera

SUBJECTS: Florence Italy, Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, Italian Architecture, Italian Travel, Early 20th Century Souvenirs, Florence History.

Item #22640

Price: $20.00