Giacomo Caneva, 1813-1865

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Giacomo Caneva
Tivoli Gardens. 'Cascatelle di Villa Mecenate, Tivoli' and 'Tempio della Sibilla Tivoli e Grotta di Netuno [sic]', 1840s or 50s
each approx. 270 by 210mm

Salt Prints, each mounted on paper, each titled in pencil on the mount below image,

Catalogue Note

Giacomo Caneva was one of a small group of friends who gathered in the Caffe Greco on the Via Condotti (near the Spanish Steps) in Rome to discuss their mutual interest, photography, in the period around 1850. The group also included Prince Giron des Anglonnes, Count Frédéric Flachéron and Eugène Constant. For Caneva and his circle, see A. Cartier-Bresson et alii 2004.