Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 1924
Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 1924
ITALY
ITALY
Lying just southwest of Austria, his summer home, Hoppé’s photographs of Italy’s warm, sunlit Mediterranean terrain and renaissance towns evoke a very different mood. Italy was the early home of Fascism, however, and Hoppé documented its early growth. He even photographed a grim Benito Mussolini, as well as his family, a year before he became absolute dictator of the country.
It's difficult to disassociate Italy from her art and historical interest, so that her claims to fame for the beauty of her countryside might be overshadowed, but the traveler can scarcely fail to notice and enjoy the charm of this country of bright skies and glowing landscapes.
– E.O. Hoppé
Man Sleeping, 1934
Man Sleeping, 1934
New Stadium of Forum Mussolini, Rome, 1924
New Stadium of Forum Mussolini, Rome, 1924
Palermo, Sicily, 1924
Palermo, Sicily, 1924
Policeman, Perugia, 1924
Policeman, Perugia, 1924
Profile of Young Woman with Hair Pulled Back, Sicily, 1924
Profile of Young Woman with Hair Pulled Back, Sicily, 1924
San Marino, Streetscene, 1924
San Marino, Streetscene, 1924
Shrine on Way to Capua, Campania, 1934
Shrine on Way to Capua, Campania, 1934
Sicilian Fisherman, 1924
Sicilian Fisherman, 1924
Sicilian Man, 1924
Sicilian Man, 1924
Stampe, c. 1933
Stampe, c. 1933
Train Passing Apartment Buildings, Genoa, 1937
Train Passing Apartment Buildings, Genoa, 1937
Tuscany, Florence, 1934
Tuscany, Florence, 1934
Astrologer at Rimini, Romgua, Italy, 1934
Astrologer at Rimini, Romgua, Italy., 1934
Boy Children of the Ballila, 1934
Boy Children of the Ballila, 1934
Facade of Fascist Exhibition Hall, Rome, 1924
Facade of Fascist Exhibition Hall, Rome, 1924
From the Roof of the Basilica of St. Mark, Veneto, Venice, 1934
From the Roof of the Basilica of St. Mark, Veneto, Venice, 1934
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