A river with a bridge spanning across it, leading to a fortified structure on the right side. In the background, a domed building is visible, and the scene is set against a clear sky. The colors are muted, with earthy tones dominating the landscape.

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St. Angelo and St. Peter's [Rome]

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British Photographer · 1813–1877

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James Anderson was born Isaac Atkinson in Blencarn, Cumberland, England and studied painting in Paris as William Nugent Dunbar. In 1838 he moved to Rome and began to produce sculpture as James Anderson, which remained his professional name. Eleven years later he took up photography, opening a studio in Rome in 1853. Anderson specialized in reproductions of works of art, publishing frequent catalog

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Date: about 1853
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: British
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum
Object ID: 4627d8ce-0bee-4668-8aec-7ef136a4b7b3

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View of St. Peter's Basilica with its large and ornate domed cupola, and Castel Sant'Angelo, the cylindrical fortress visible on the right area of the image. To the left of the image is Ponte Sant'Angelo, a stone bridge that spans the Tiber river.

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Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome — ItalyMatched from the record’s own words: “St. Angelo and St. Peter's [Rome]”

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