Ongania Calli E Canali In Venezia 1891

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Dario Palace at S. Gregory's, on the Grand Canal ONG44 ~~$185~~ Sale Price: $92	Rilato Bridge, Camerlenghi Palace ONG82 ~~$165~~ Sale Price: $82


S. Apollinare's Canal ONG71 ~~$195~~ Sale Price: $95	S. Jeremiah's Canal, and Labia embankment ONG18 ~~$175~~ Sale Price: $90


Canal and Palace of the Angel of S. Marks ONG2 ~~$175~~ Sale Price: $90	Widman Palace and Canal ONG3 ~~$195~~ Sale Price: $95


S. Marina's Canal ONG56 ~~$195~~ Sale Price: $95	The Beggars' Canal and S. Mark's School ONG62 ~~$225~~ Sale Price: $110


Straw Bridge, Ducal Palace ONG43 ~~$165~~ Sale Price: $82	St Rocco Canal, ONG90 ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $75


S.Samuel'a Walk ONG65 ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $75	Papadopoli Palace, Grand Canal ONG63 ~~$165~~ Sale Price: $82


Basilica, St Mark Niche ONG22 ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $75	St Zechariah Church ONG30 ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $75

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Ferdinand Ongania Streets and Canals in Venice 1891

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It is with great pleasure that we present these hauntingly beautiful original photogravures of a bygone era in Venice, from the first and only Italian edition of Calli E Canali in Venezia. Ferdinando Ongania was an antiquarian book seller, with a shop in St. Mark's Square, Venice. His love of Venice inspired him to record the architecture of his beloved city, but Calli E Canali in Venezia was surely his masterpiece. St Mark’s Museum in Venice had an exhibit in 2011 celebrating Ongania’s work.

These beautiful, finely produced original photogravures on creamy, luxurious thick paper reveal a Venice of a bygone era that has been lost forever. It captures a more serene time in the nineteenth century before the annual invasion of 15 million tourists that the city now experiences. The luminous photogravures, in subtle black and sepia tones, portray an idyllic world of palazzos, canals, and bridges where scenes of enchanting beauty were part of everyday life.

Canals of Venice by Ferndinand Ongania, 1891

Ferdinand Ongania Streets and Canals in Venice 1891