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Postcard 1910s Pisa Piazza del Duomo Baptistery Leaning Tower Italy Brunner
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Pre-linen · 1912

Postcard 1910s Pisa Piazza del Duomo Baptistery Leaning Tower Italy Brunner

Pisa, Italy1912Pre-linenExcellent

Against a brooding sky, the great domed Baptistery of Pisa dominates the foreground of this strikingly composed sepia view — its Romanesque arcades and Gothic crown rendered with the fine-line precision that made Brunner & C. of Como the gold standard of early Italian topographic printing. Behind it rises the Cathedral façade, and at far right, unmistakable even in miniature, the Leaning Tower tilts gently into the clouds. The Piazza del Duomo — the Campo dei Miracoli — was already a pilgrimage destination for the Grand Tour set when this card was produced, likely between 1905 and 1920, a moment when Italy's medieval monuments were being rediscovered by a new generation of northern European and American travelers. The card is unused and clean, a collector's-grade example of the Brunner photomechanical style.

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PC-05295 · Edit. Brunner & C., Como
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