carlo ponti grand staircase in doges palace venice ca 1860 Bücher Long exposure times give the

Long exposure times give the images a blur that is reminiscent of the Pictorialists

He then worked for Merian until 1992

Medium: Vintage Print

goes out to sea with them and hears their age-old stories

carlo ponti grand staircase in doges palace venice ca 1860 Bücher Long exposure times give theAfter a fire destroyed parts of the interior of the Doge's Palace in Venice in 1483, large areas had to be rebuilt. Work began on the Scala dei Giganti, the staircase leading up to the state apartments on the second floor of the palace. It occupies an important place in the history of Venice, as for centuries the coronation of the new Doges the elected rulers of Venice took place in the gallery at the top of this staircase. Completed in 1550, the