Carlo Naya (1816 in

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1882 in

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) was an Italian photographer known for his pictures of Venice including its works of art and views of the city for a collaborative volume in 1866. He also documented the restoration of

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es at the

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. Naya was born in Tronzano di Vercelli in 1816 and studied law at the

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. An inheritance allowed him to travel to major cities in Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. He was advertising his services as portrait photographer in

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in 1845,Nancy Micklewright, "Turkey", in ''The Oxford Companion to the Photograph,'' ed. Robin Lenman (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005; ). and opened his studio in Venice in 1857. He sold his work through photographer and optician

Carlo Ponti Carlo Fortunato Pietro Ponti Sr. (11 December 1912 – 10 January 2007) was an Italian film producer with more than 140 productions to his credit. Along with Dino De Laurentiis, he is credited with reinvigorating and popularizing Italian cin ...

. Following Naya's death in 1882, his studio was run by his wife, then by her second husband. In 1918, it was closed and publisher Osvaldo Böhm bought most of Naya's archive.

Notes

External links

Carlo Naya: Venezia 1874 - 1876

References

* Paoli, Silvia. "Naya, Carlo (1816–1882)" in Hannavy, John (ed.), ''Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography''. New York: Routledge, 2008. 1816 births 1882 deaths Italian photographers Portrait photographers Photography in Turkey People from Tronzano Vercellese {{Italy-photographer-stub