Three quarter length portrait of Luigia Vigoni seared. She was portrayed in profile while reading a book. The cover glass is broken in two pieces causing tarnish of the silver surface of the plate especially in the areas underneath the break. Bibl. Bonetti, Maffioli, L'Italia d'argento, 2003, p. 189.
Cover glass is broken in two parts and the plate is damaged by corrosion.
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Provenance
Title
Portrait of Luigia Vigoni reading a book
Image description
Three quarter length portrait of Luigia Vigoni seared. She was portrayed in profile while reading a book. The cover glass is broken in two pieces causing tarnish of the silver surface of the plate especially in the areas underneath the break. Bibl. Bonetti, Maffioli, L'Italia d'argento, 2003, p. 189.
Subject name
Vigoni, Luigia (1809-1889)
Inscription
The plate is secured along two sides using strips of French written newspaper.
Keyword technique
daguerreotype
links
Stereo plates
No
Window size
Height
90 mm / 3.54 inch
Width
68 mm / 2.68 inch
Housing size
Height
152 mm / 5.98 inch
Width
124 mm / 4.88 inch
Depth
50 mm / 1.97 inch
Window shape
Oval
Housing shape
Rectangle
Collection
Identifier
Villa Vigoni Centro Italo Tedesco, Loveno di Menaggio, Como, Italy
Description
Villa Vigoni Association German-Italian Centre Via Giulio Vigoni, 1 22017 Loveno di Menaggio (CO) Italy Tel. +39 0344 361 11.Villa Vigoni is a bilateral association, which was founded by the German Federal Republic and the Italian Republic. Its aim is to foster the relationship between Italy and Germany in the fields of scientific research, higher education and culture.
illa Mylius Vigoni conserves the library of Heinrich Mylius with first editions by Goethe, Schiller and Manzoni, as well as the library of the Vigoni family with important volumes dedicated to architecture, arts, history, gardens and exploration. Furthermore, the remains of the historic archives of the families Mylius and Vigoni are conserved here, they include a photographic collection.
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