Photography and Italy

In 1839, with the birth of the art of photography, Italy was not a country but amosaic of competing foreign states. Later in the nineteenth century the new nation, with its ancient sites and Renaissance landmarks, became the focus of the photographic lens as archaeology and tourism took hold. Today, photographers document the country in views ranging from industrial wastelands to crowded beaches. In this beautifully-illustrated book Maria Antonella Pelizzari traces the history of photography in Italy from its beginnings to the present as she also guides us through the history of Italy.