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Archives related to: Contini Bonacossi, Alessandro
| title | Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | repository | Vanderbilt University |
| description | The Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive was organized by art connoisseur Count Alessandro Contini, with assistance by art historian Evelyn Sandberg-Vavala and later augmented by antiquarian Gualtiero Volterra and art scholar Mina Gergori. This research collection of more than 60,000 photographs was created between the 1930s and the 1960s by Florentine art experts who helped assemble the Contini and Samuel H. Kress Collections. These photographs form a distinctive visual resource with an emphasis on the Italian art schools but also include examples from other European traditions. It provides important support materials for scholars and advanced students who undertake research in these areas. More than 300 leather-bound volumes contain photographic images of paintings, sculpture, and architectural monuments from the 13th through 20th centuries, many of which are no longer in existence. |
| extent | ca. 60,000 photographs |
| formats | Photograph Album Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/contini_volterra.shtml |
| finding aid | Index to collection available online |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:45 |
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