Tommaso Cuccioni (1790-1864) - Albumen print photograph Tomb of Julius II in Rome

Tommaso cuccioni (1790-1864) albumen print photograph "tomb of julius II sculpted by michelangelo in the basilica of saint peter in chains in rome" moses is represented here in the center stamp "fotografia cuccioni, roma, via condotti 19" circa 1860 blackened wooden frame and under glass (late 19th century) dimensions with frame: 50.5x58.5cm dimensions without frame: 27.5x37.5cm possibility of sending without frame to reduce shipping costs condition: good condition, sunburn *cuccioni was a chalcographer and print dealer from 1830. With the advent of photography, he first bought daguerreotype views for his shop, in via croce 88 and then in via condotti 18, including those of his friend giacomo caneva, then, from 1852, he began to photograph in the first person, specializing in large-format monumental views. He was praised at the exhibition of the french society of photography in 1859 for his views of the roman forum, the colosseum, the sculptural group of the laocoon, and the arch of constantine.