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Portrait of a Couple in Antignano Antignano. Date of Photograph:19/10/1930

Japanese girl reading a book Japan. Date of Photograph:1880-1900

The Trakakis sisters in their room Trieste. Date of Photograph:1955

Full-length portrait, standing, of the politician Jules Grvy (1807-1897), third President of the French Republic. Date of Photograph:1860 -1876 ca

Full-length portrait of the writer mile Augier, shown seated and resting his right arm on a table covered with a flowered cloth. Date of Photograph:1860 -1865 ca

Portrait of the writer Cuvillier-Fleury seated on a ornately carved wooden chair. On his right a flowered cloth and a few books. Date of Photograph:1860 -1865 ca

Full-length portrait of a man in elegant day dress of the second half of the Nineteenth century. He is photographed in the studio and rests his right hand on a table covered with a cloth Florence

A little boy and a little girl, elegantly dressed, pose for the photographer. He is seated in an armchair, holding a book. She stands next to him on the left

Painting by Francesco Francia of the Annunciation, in the Brera Gallery in Milan Milan Painting High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Full-length portrait of a lady. She is posing next to a table covered with a patterned cloth and some books. Date of Photograph:1850 -1865 ca

Portrait of a man sitting at a table on which some books can be seen. The man has his arms folded and is wearing a redingote. Date of Photograph:1854-1864 ca

Portrait of an elegantly dressed couple. The lady, sitting, has a half-open book in her hands; the man is resting his arm on the backrest of the armchair in which the woman is sitting

Portrait of young woman with her back to the camera. Her hair is loose and very long. Date of Photograph:1860-1880 ca

Saint Francis receiving the stigmata. Macrino d'Alba's work held in the Turin Sabauda Gallery Turin Sabauda Gallery Painting Early Renaissance, Renaissance

Austere monastic cell in the Convent of San Marco in Florence. At the center of the picture a writing desk with three open books and a crucifix. To the right a Savonarola chair

Three-quarter length portrait of the painter Thomas Couture, with moustache and thick beard. Date of Photograph:1855 -1870 ca

Portrait of the lawyer Pertusi in a toga Trieste. Date of Photograph:1975-1980 ca

The actress Paola Borboni holding a script Trieste. Date of Photograph:1935 ca

Portrait of a judge sitting at the desk in his study Trieste. Date of Photograph:1940

Portrait of a young woman with a book Trieste. Date of Photograph:1943 ca

Wanda and Marion Wulz photographed with a friend while leafing through a book Trieste. Date of Photograph:1920 ca

Bemporad bookstore, Trieste Trieste. Date of Photograph:1921 ca

Interior of the Bemporad bookstore, Trieste Trieste. Date of Photograph:1910-1020

Half-length portrait of the French writer Edmond de Goncourt. Date of Photograph:1872 -1885 ca

One of the portals of the church of Saint-Madeleine in Vezelay France Vezelay High Relief, Lunette Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1955 ca

Mosaic showing St. Lawrence burning The books of heresy, in the mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna. Ravenna Mosaic Early Christian Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Altarpiece of Pellegrino da San Daniele in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Aquileia Aquileia Painting High Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Young adolescent seated on a sofa in a house, shown reading a book. Date of Photograph:1900-1910 ca

Isis queen of Egypt, fresco by Pinturicchio, part of the fresco cycle decorating the Sala dei Santi in the Borgia apartments in the Vatican

Pulpit of the church of San Giovanni del Toro in Ravello, Italy. Ravello Pulpit Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1870-1890

Interior of a richly furnished study decorated in line with Nineteenth century canons of taste. To be noted the tapestries, chandeliers, a plant and numerous books piled up on a table

The Dream of St. Ursula, by Carpaccio, detail of the Legend of St. Ursula Venice Gallerie dell'Accademia Painting Early Renaissance, Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Photographic reproduction with Saint Dominic, detail of the fresco cycle of episodes from the gospels by Fra Angelico in the Convent of San Marco Florence Mural Painting Early Renaissance

A white cat with black spots curled up on a small table. The cat is resting its front paws on some books. Date of Photograph:1865-1870 ca

Portrait of a group of persons, including three children, seated around a table, in a garden. A few glasses, a bottle and a binocular are on the table

Full-length portrait of a family group composed of a couple, seated, surrounded by their seven children. They are all elegantly dressed. The lady's dress is edged in velvet

Full-length portrait of a group of men. The photo was probably taken in a doctors studio or in a pharmacy, as shown by the words Laboratorio on the glass window of the entrance

Full-length portrait of twelve young elegantly dressed men. Most of them are seated and resting on chairs and tables. One of them is reading a book

Full-length portrait of an elderly lady. The woman is seated with one arm on a table on which there are several books. Date of Photograph:1870-1875 ca

Full-length portrait of a young man playing the part of the poet Rodolfo, in la Boheme by Giacomo Puccini. The man is seated at a table as if he were writing a letter

Full-length portrait of a young woman, seated. She wears luxurious daytime dress and holds a closed fan in her right hand. Date of Photograph:1860-1865 ca

Studio portait of a young couple, seated. The man in profile is reading a book to the woman. She is elegantly dressed and has a parasol in her lap. Date of Photograph:1870-1880 ca

Portrait of two girls. One is looking out a window and dressing the hair of the other girl who is standing before the window holding a book. Date of Photograph:1870-1880 ca

Full-length portrait of a young woman in day dress. An open book lies on a chair in the studio. Date of Photograph:1870-1880

Portrait of a young woman holding a book in her left hand, early sixteenth century painting by Giuliano Bugiardini. She is shown half-length and is wearing Renaissance attire, with two rings

Full-length portrait of two soldeirs, one in uniform and the other in travel dress. The man in uniform holds a book, the other one a hat. Date of Photograph:1880 ca

Portrait of young soldier in uniform. He is languidly lying on a divan, with a book in hand. Date of Photograph:1860-1870 ca

Full-length portrait of a little girl in elegant clothes. She is standing, and resting on a table on which is an open book. Date of Photograph:1860-1870 ca

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