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Portinari Chapel
View of the Portinari Chapel in the Basilica Sant'Eustorgio; shrine of S. Peter Martyr with protective covering.
Relief inscription
Relief inscription with ornamental details; columns and acanthus. In the palace of the archbishop in Naples.
Relief inscription
Relief inscription with ornamental details; columns and acanthus. In the palace of the archbishop in Naples.
Relief inscription
Relief inscription with ornamental details; columns and acanthus. In the palace of the archbishop in Naples.
Close up of ornamentation on unidentified object
Close up view of scrollwork on XII Century calendar stone, one of twelve in the palace of the archbishop of Naples.
Relief inscription
Relief inscription with ornamental details; columns and acanthus. In the palace of the archbishop in Naples.
Relief inscription
Relief inscription with ornamental details; columns and acanthus. In the palace of the archbishop in Naples.
Relief inscription
Relief inscription with ornamental details; columns and acanthus. In the palace of the archbishop in Naples.
Detail of relief ornamentation
Close up view of scrollwork on XII Century calendar stone, one of twelve in the palace of the archbishop of Naples
Detail of relief ornamentation
Close up view of scrollwork on XII Century calendar stone, one of twelve in the palace of the archbishop of Naples
Detail of relief ornamentation
Close up view of scrollwork on XII Century calendar stone, one of twelve in the palace of the archbishop of Naples
Angel sculptures
View of two small sculptures of angels. This film was included with others of Naples, but may have been taken in Capua.
Medieval sculptural fragments
Two fragments of a damaged medieval relief sculpture. This film was included with others of Naples, but may have been taken in Capua.
Mosaic and inlay table
Mosaic and inlay ornamentation on a table or altar. This film was included with others of Naples, but may have been taken in Capua.
Sculpture of saint
Bas-relief sculpture of saint. This film was included with others of Naples, but may have been taken in Capua.
Open sarcophagus
View of a sarcophagus with lid on the ground. Location unconfirmed but may be San Lorenzo Maggiore.
Detail of sarcophagus
Voided negative showing detail of sarcophagus, likley at San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples.
Group photograph
Group photograph in Naples. Several figures remain unidentified; top row left is Cecil Pinset; top row right is Albert Pennoyer; bottom row far right is Perry Blyth Cott; bottom row second from the right is Dr. Bruno Molajoli, superintendant of the…
Column capital
Detail of a column capital in unidentified building. Based on the other images on this film, this could be San Lorenzo Maggiore.
Repairs at San Lorenzo Maggiore
View of temporary wooden beams and damage at San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples.
Damage revealing column base
Close up view of a column base that was revealed following war damage. Unknown building but most likely Sant'Eligio in Naples.
Vaulting in a church
View looking up toward ribbed vaulting in a church with the tip of a sculptural object on the right. Unknown location, perhaps Naples.
Sun streaming through church windows
View of a church, looking slightly upward toward the roof, highlighting rays of sunlight coming in through clerestory windows. Unknown location, perhaps near Naples.
Destroyed bridge
View showing damage to a bridge over a road in the countryside with mountains in the background. Unknown location - perhaps near Naples.
Destroyed bridge
View showing damage to a bridge over a road in the countryside with mountains in the background. Unknown location - perhaps near Naples.
Elevated view of damaged building
Elevated view of a stucture, which has been preserved by filling its archways with brick and bolstered with timber supoorts. Perhaps this is Santa Chiara.
Courtyard with scaffolding
Elevated view over a courtyard. The archways are filled with brick and have timber supports. Could this be Santa Chiara?
Church archway in Mantua
View of a structurally intact archway amdist rubble of St. Francis church in Mantua.
Church archway in Mantua
View of a structurally intact archway amdist rubble of St. Francis church in Mantua.
View toward entrance of St. Francis, Mantua
View of destroyed nave, facing the narthex, of St. Francis church in Mantua.
Detail of interior of St. Francis, Mantua
View of corner near narthex of St. Francis church in Mantua.
Ruins of St. Francis of Assisi, Mantua
View of intact tower and destroyed nave of St. Francis, Mantua.
Aisle of St. Francis, Mantua
View of the destroyed side aisle in church of St. Francis in Mantua, used as an arsenal during World War II.
Church interior
A church interior in Itri with Baroque ornamentation. Unknown location. image appears with others from Fondi, but Pennoyer caption indicates it may be Itri.
Rubble and 12th century bell tower in Itri
A man with an infant poses in front of the 12th century byzantine bell tower in Itri.
Small church in Itri
Doorway of small church off a piazza in Itri with male figure in right foreground.
Trees and country house in Itri
View with trees, mountains and damaged country house in Itri; children can be seen in the doorway.
Blossoming trees and damaged farmhouse in Itri
Landscape with trees, mountains and a country house in Itri; five adults and two children can be seen in and around the damaged house.
Relief in Cathedral of Saint Peter, Frascati
View of damage in Cathedral of Saint Peter, Frascati, with relief by Pompeo Ferrucci representing Jesus handing over the keys to Saint Peter (1612).
Damage at Cathedral of Saint Peter, Frascati
View looking up at ceiling damage at Cathedral of Saint Peter, Frascati.
Damaged Villa Lancelloti in Frascati
View of severely damaged Villa Lancelloti in Frascati. Pennoyer description: demolition of stables caused by burning Nazi ammunition.
Ceiling damage at Villa Lancellotti
Damage of tromp l'oeil wall paintings and ceiling of the living room in the Villa Lancellotti.
Interior damage at Villa Lancellotti
Damage of tromp l'oeil wall paintings in the interior of the Villa Lancellotti.
Damaged façade of Villa Lancellotti with its owner, Prince Don Lauro Lancellotti, in front, who began to rebuild and restore the Villa immediately after the war.
View of the damaged south façade of the Villa Lancellotti in Frascati with Prince Don Lauro Lancellotti, by entrance.
Damaged façade of Villa Lancellotti
Damaged façade of the Villa Lancellotti in Frascati, also known as Villa Piccolomini.
Church interior, Fondi
Negative shows unidentified church interior in Fondi. However, Pennoyer's own caption on a print of this image gives its location as Itri.
Interior of church
Damaged church interior with organ. This image was included with others of Fondi, but Pennoyer captions it differently in an album and on the back of a print. In the album it is described as: Itri - Campanile of Santa Maria. On the back of the print…
Church interior, Fondi
View of unidentified church interior in Fondi. Perhaps this is Santa Maria in Piazza?
Interior of Saint Mary, Fondi
View of interior of Saint Mary's Church in Fondi with scaffolding, looking toward the apse and altar.
Confessional in Saint Peter Apostle, Fondi
View of damaged confessional in Saint Peter Apostle, Fondi.
Double exposure of Saint Peter Apostle, Fondi
Double exposure with interior of Saint Peter Apostle, Fondi and a detail of a pulpit.
Damaged interior of Saint Peter's church, Fondi
Severely damaged interior with scaffolding of Saint Peter Apostle in Fondi.
13th Century pulpit Saint Peter Apostle
View of undamaged 13th century pulpit in Saint Peter Apostle in Fondi.
Fondi Castle
View of Fondi Castle from the road with pedestrians walking and a horse-drawn cart in the foreground.
Saint Francis church, Fondi
A view of damage to San Francesco church, where children play in the foreground.
Façade of Saint Mary Assunta, Fondi
View of façade and rubble in front of Santa Maria in Assunta church, or Santa Maria in Piazza, in Fondi.
Men dining in doorway of Church of Saint Mary in Fondi
A view of the façade of San Bartolomeo, where a group of men are dining at a table near the portal; two children appear in foreground on left.
Choir stalls in church of Saint Mary in Fondi
Destroyed choir stalls in Santa Maria Assunta, also known as Santa Maria in Piazza, in Fondi.
Choir in church of Saint Mary in Fondi
Destroyed choir stalls in Santa Maria Assunta, also known as Santa Maria in Piazza, in Fondi.
Paintings at the Castello di Montegufoni
Artworks from various Florentine museums lined up along hall at the Castello di Montegufoni.
Paintings at the Castello di Montegufoni
Artworks from various Florentine museums (including Sabastiano Mainardi's Saints Stephen, James, and Peter from the Accademia) lined up along hall at the Castello di Montegufoni.
Paintings at the Castello di Montegufoni
Artworks from various Florentine museums (including Sabastiano Mainardi's Saints Stephen, James, and Peter from the Accademia) lined up along hall at the Castello di Montegufoni.
View of Castello di Montegufoni
View of Castello di Montegufoni from town. Pennoyer's caption: "Montegufoni, Sir Robert Sitwell's hill top villa, about 15 miles south of Florence, housed hundreds of paintings from Pitti Palace, Uffizi Gallery, and churches of the city. Fine Arts…
Painting storage at Castello di Montegufoni
Painting storage of such masterpieces as Pope by Lorenzo di Nicolo, San Lorenzo by Zanobio Strozzi, Annunciation by School of Filippo Lippi, the Vision of S. Bernardo (Triptych), and in the background the Tree of Crucificion by Pacino di Buonguido at…
Paintings stored at Castello di Montegufoni
Artworks from various Florentine museums lined up along hall at the Castello di Montegufoni.
Loading paintings stored at Castello di Oliveto
Returning church panels and paintings stored at Castello di Oliveto to the Belli Arte in Florence.
Loading paintings at the Castello di Oliveto
Returning church panels and pictures to the Belli Arte in Florence.
Loading works stored at the Castello di Oliveto
Men loading artworks stored at Castello di Oliveto to return to Florence.
Loading works stored at the Castello Poppiano
Men from the Accademia de Belle Arti loading artworks stored in the Castello Poppiano to return to Florence.
Loading works stored at the Castello di Poppiano
Artworks being returned to the Belli Arte in Florence from Castello di Poppiano.
Clearing rubble along Arno
Elevated view from the west of people clearing rubble along the north bank of the Arno River.
Excavations along the Arno
Elevated view of people excavating the site of the Colombaria Collection.
Clearing damage near Ponte Vecchio
View of Florentines clearing rubble along the bank of the Arno River and excavating books and manuscripts among the ruins of the Colombaria Collection.
Clearing rubble along Lungarno Torrigiani
View of soldiers and Florentines clearing rubble on the Lungarno Torrigiani near the Ponte Vecchio.
Men examining archives of Colombaria Society
Two men examine the archives of the Colombaria Society, temporarily stored at the Palazzo Mozzo Bardini. On August 3, 1944 the library and museum of the Colombaria Society were destroyed, but many records survived.
Men examining archives of Colombaria Society
Two men examine the archives of the Colombaria Society, temporarily stored at the Palazzo Mozzo Bardini. On August 3, 1944 the library and museum of the Colombaria Society were destroyed, but many records survived.
Men examining salvaged documents from Colombaria Society
Two men examine the archives of the Colombaria Society, temporarily stored at the Palazzo Mozzo Bardini. On August 3, 1944 the library and museum of the Colombaria Society were destroyed, but many records survived.
Elevated view of Holy Trinity Bridge
Elevated view of Arno and Ponte Santa Trinita and the Ponte alle Grazie just beyond; negative is damaged.
Elevated view of damage along Arno
Elevated view of damage along Arno with Ponte Santa Trinita right.
Ruins of the Torre dei Mannelli and Ponte Vecchio
View showing the Torre dei Mannelli, with the remains of its gallery between the Pitti Palace and Ufizzi on corbels, located off the south end of the Ponte Vecchio; the tower of Palazzo Vecchio can be seen in distance.
Ponte alle Grazie, Florence
Slightly elevated view of the destroyed Ponte alle Grazie, with uniformed soldier walking along bank of the Arno. The bridge had been destroyed by retreating German troops.
Borgo San Jacobo in Florence
Bombing damage from southeast of the Ponte Vecchio along the Borgo San Jacobo with tower of the Palazzo Vecchio in the background. The medieval Torre dei Mannelli substantially less damaged than its surroundings.
Woman sitting in the rubble
View of Ponte Vecchio from southeast, showing a lone woman sitting on a bundle amidst the rubble; in the background Florentines continue to excavate books and manuscripts from the ruins of the Colombaria Collection.
View from south bank of the Arno
View of bombing damage from the Borgo San Jacopo; Florence Cathedral and Palazzo Vecchio can be seen in the distance.
Damage near Ponte Vecchio
View of bombing damage along Arno, looking toward the Ponte Vecchio and the Palazzo Vecchio from the southwest.
View from above of Ponte Vecchio
Elevated view from the Palazzo Uffizi of the Ponte Vecchio, Santa Trinita and Carraia bridges in distance.
Interior near Palazzo Vecchio
View of a damaged interior on the second floor a building near the Palazzo Vecchio, which can be seen through the window. Pennoyer notes that a shell has pierced the floor and landed in the street below.
Damage along the Arno
Elevated view of Ponte Vecchio and damage along the Arno from the northeast. The negative has been damaged, apparently purposefully, with horizontal scratch marks.
People gathered in Piazza degli Uffizi
Adults and children, plus three vehicles, in the Piazza degli Uffizi. Some people aid in pumping water on right. Pennoyer caption: Populace seeking water from reservoirs in colonnade of Ufizzi Gallery
Destroyed Ponte alle Grazie bridge
View of destroyed Ponte alle Grazie from the Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini. Tower of Santa Croce can be seen in the background. The bridge had been destroyed by retreating German troops and was not reconstructed following the end of the war.
Damaged building in Florence
View from below of damaged building (No. 18 Borgo San Jacopo) in Florence.
Damaged shops on Ponte Vecchio
Damaged buildings along the Ponte Vecchio looking north toward Duomo.
View of Ponte Vecchio with Duomo
Remains of the gallery between the Pitti Palace and Uffizi on corbels at Via dei Bardi and Via Guiciardini, looking north toward Duomo.
Santa Maria dell'Impruneta, interior
View from the apse of the nave of Santa Maria dell'Impruneta; timber from the damaged roof is piled up in the foreground.
View of Lungarno Corsini
View of bombing damage off of the Piazza Carlo Goldoni in Florence, where the Lungarno Corsini meets the Ponte alla Carraia.
Collapsing ruins
View of remains of medieval tower, as it is demolished under the direction of Capt. Cecil Pinsent M.F.A.A., following bombing damage.
Destroyed building in Florence
View of destroyed medieval tower, Borgo San Jacopo, near Ponte Vecchio in Florence after allied bombing. The tower was brought down by bulldozers and cable under the direction of Capt. Cecil Pinsent, M.F.A.A.
Pumping groundwater outside the Uffizi
View of groundwater being pumped from the Uffizi Piazza with a view of Ponte Vecchio and the arcade of Lugarno degli Archibusieri from the east.
Pumping groundwater outside the Uffizi
View of groundwater being pumped from the Uffizi Piazza. In background on right can be seen the sculpture of Pier Antonio Micheli. On left, a view of Ponte Vecchio and the arcade of Lugarno degli Archibusieri from the east.
Frederick Hartt inspecting building
Lt. Frederick Hartt, specialist in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture, inspecting cornice fragment splintered by Nazi shell that struck Giotto's Campanile.
Men examining portable altar
Dr. Cesare Fasola, the Uffizi librarian, Dr. E. Lavagninio, and others, examine a portable altar painted by Jacopo di Cione around 1360-65. The altar had been stored for safekeeping in the castle at Montegufoni.
Hall with beds at Poppiano Castle
Hall with makeshift beds in the vestibule at Poppiano Castle, set up as lodging for Australian and New Zealand guards.
Checking storage lists in the Castel Poppiano
Poppiano - Dr. Castelfranco and Dr. Fasola of the Belli Arte in Florence examining stored pictures.
Pontormo's Visitation
Image shows two men (cropped) holding up Jacopo Pontormo's Visitation (ca. 1528-1529), outside Poppiano castle where the painting was kept for safekeeping.
Madonna Enthroned by Fra Angelico, housed in Montegufoni
Madonna Enthroned by Fra Angelico, housed in Montegufoni.
Giotto's Ognissanti Madonna
Overexposed image of Giotto's "Ognissanti Madonna" (1310). Also visible are Velazquez's portrait of Philip IV after Rubens (left) and Uccello's "The Battle of San Romano" (right).
Paintings, from the Uffizi, lined up along walls of the Castle Montegufoni.
Paintings, from the Uffizi, lined up along walls of the Castle Montegufoni. Central image is "Philip IV" by Velazquez after Peter Paul Rubens. To the right are Giotto's "Ognissanti Madonna" and Uccello's "The Battle of San Romano".
Botticelli's Primavera
Cropped view of Boticelli's Primavera (ca. 1481-1482) propped against a wall of the Castle Montegufoni.
Painting of Madonna and Child in Como Cathedral
View from scaffolding of a damaged painting showing madonna and child seated on a throne. The central figures are flanked by putti and tromp l'oeil architectural elements. A textile hangs from scaffolding and the corner of another painting can be…
Restoration in Como Cathedral
View of restorations to the St. Abbondio altarpiece in Como Cathedral, located to the right of the apse.
Sarcophagus in the Cathedral of Capua
View of the side of the sarcophagus of Matteo De Capua, military strategist, died 1481. This object is in the chapel of Saints Andrea and Biagio, right nave. Many thanks to Giuseppe Netti for the identification.
Colonnade and apse of Capua Cathedral
View onto damaged nave of Capua Cathedral (Cattedrale dei SS. Stefano e Agata) from which two young boys clear rubble.
Archive storage in Naples
View of archive storage in the Royal Archives of the State of Naples located in the cloisters of the Church of Santi Severino e Sossio.
Royal Archives of the State of Naples
View of hall at the Royal Archives of the State of Naples located in the cloisters of the Church of Santi Severino e Sossio; a note on a print of this negative indicates that the empty shelves contained archives destroyed by the Nazis.
Capua Gate and destroyed bridge
View of 13th century gate with two flanking towers and remnants of destroyed modern bridge from southeast, taken from across Volturno River.
Destruction of Roman bridge and towers, Capua
View of 13th century gate with two flanking towers and Roman bridge from southwest, taken from across Volturno River.
Convent of Saint Francis of Assisi tower
View of tower from interior courtyard of the convent of Saint Francis of Assisi, Brescia.
Santa Maria dei Miracli
View of the dome and façade of the late 15th century cathedral of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (Saint Mary of Miracles). The façade is covered with wooden scaffolding.
Benevento Cathedral façade and bell tower
Slightly elevated view of the cathedral façade with scaffolding and edge of the bell tower. Ruins of nearby buildings can be seen beyond the cathedral on the right.
Benevento Cathedral façade
View of Benevento Cathedral façade with scaffolding. A wooden barrier separates cathedral from road along which pedestrians walk.
Elevated view of Benevento Cathedral
View from above over the remains of Benevento Cathedral, site of the first Christian church in Benevento, dating to the 8th century.
Benevento Cathedral colonnade
View of ruined basilica from a remaining colonnade of Benevento Cathedral, site of first Christian church in Benevento, dating to the 8th century.
