Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers

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Not so long ago we had a post about color photographs of Italy in 1938 (see the link below). An endless series of banners, standards and people in all kinds of uniforms. Magnificent attributes of semi-operatic totalitarianism. After that, it is doubly surprising to see color photographs of the same time taken in 1936-38 in Venice by the Dutch photographer Bernard Eilers (who used the same method as Prokudin-Gorsky). A city opens up before us out of time, in which almost nothing betrays the epoch. And we understand that behind the colorful fake decorations of fascism, the same eternal Italy was hiding, which no political regime can change.

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Market

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Carabinieri at the Doge's Palace

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Streets without sidewalks

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers On the Grand Canal

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers In the same place

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Rialto Bridge

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Gondolas

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Doge 's Palace

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Domes

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Gondolier

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Antique doors

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers At the Rialto Bridge

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Rio San Giacomo dell Orio

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Ponte de la Chiesa

Pre-war Venice in color photographs by Bernard Eilers Bridges

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