Antonio Nessi
Antonio Nessi (1834–1907) was an Italian engraver, painter, and photographer.
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Biography
[edit]Nessi was a native and resident of Como. At the National Exhibition of Turin he exhibited various engravings depicting monuments and architecture of Lombardy, including: Como Cathedral; the Palazzo del Comune (City Hall) of Como; Torre di Porta Vittoria in Como; Basilica of Sant'Abbondio; Prepositura di San Fedele; Parish Church of San Carpoforo; Torre del Baradello; Santa Maria del Tiglio, all in Como; Baptistery of Galliano; Baptistery of Varese: Baptistery of Lenno; Cloister of Pioria; Archbishopric of Castiglione Olona; and the Church of San Pietro al Monte at Civate.[1] He was one of the first landscape and vedute photographers in Northern Lombardy.[2]
Gallery of early photographs of Lake Como
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Bacino di Tremezzina (western shore of Lake Como) -
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References
[edit]- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 326.
- ^ Museum of Photographic Arts Balboa Park, San Francisco.
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