Fissore’s Plow from Tortona, Plow from Parma 1861 Pietro Semplicini Trained as a chemist, Semplicini became an ardent promoter of photography and founded Italy’s first professional organization for photographers (the Società Fotografica Toscana) in 1853. His expertise earned him a prestigious commission to document the 1861 Esposizione Italiana, which celebrated the newly declared Kingdom of Italy by presenting the best the country had to offer, from inventions to fine art. This straightforward composition situates two ploughs against the spare backdrop of the exhibition hall’s exterior. Its s
Fissore’s Plow from Tortona, Plow from Parma 1861 Pietro Semplicini Trained as a chemist, Semplicini became an ardent promoter of photography and founded Italy’s first professional organization for photographers (the Società Fotografica Toscana) in 1853. His expertise earned him a prestigious commission to document the 1861 Esposizione Italiana, which celebrated the newly declared Kingdom of Italy by presenting the best the country had to offer, from inventions to fine art. This straightforward composition situates two ploughs against the spare backdrop of the exhibition hall’s exterior. Its studied geometry highlights the machinery’s carefully crafted structures, thereby attesting to Italian ingenuity and artisanal skill. The photograph belongs to a series of 150 plates published in an album honoring the Fissore’s Plow from Tortona, Plow from Parma 695296
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