Artist

Fratelli Alinari

An angel
Plato
Studies of drapery
Study of a hand

Fratelli Alinari is an Impressionism artist. 11 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Fratelli Alinari made early photographs in the 1850s, staging classical figures and nude studies in their studio. They photographed statues like Seneca and Plato as well as a serene An angel posed above clouds. Their sharp prints belong to the same moment when photography was still learning to look like art. Tap Study of nude child to see how they balanced raw realism with quiet, sculptural lighting.

Works by Fratelli Alinari

Collections represented

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