Verona

1956

David Seymour (Chim)

Associated Names
David Seymour

Artist, American, born Poland, 1911 - 1956

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image shows a view from above of a marketplace with multiple umbrellas. In the foreground is a detailed sculpture of a winged lion on a column overlooking the market. The scene is framed to display the bustling market below, with rows of umbrellas leading the eye toward buildings in the distance. The grayscale image emphasizes contrasts and textures, with the umbrellas creating a pattern that extends into the background. The lion statue is intricately detailed, and the image has a grainy quality reminiscent of film photography, giving it an artistic and historical feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ben Shneiderman

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 29.85 x 19.69 cm (11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.122.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ben Shneiderman, Bethesda, MD; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in red ink: Italy-DS; center stamped in black ink in a box: PLEASE CREDIT DAVID SEYMOUR-MAGNUM MAGNUM PHOTOS INC. 15 West 47th Street New York 19, N.Y.; by unknown hand, center in graphite: Verona 56-10-2, 23 Piazza dell 'Erbe center of old Verona, built on the site of Old Forum of Roman times. The lion on San Marco erected during the times of Venetian domination, 1405-1796.

Wikidata ID

Q64146064

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