In the 1890s, Venice was a city suspended between past and present. Though politically part of unified Italy, it remained steeped in history—its canals, palaces, and churches largely unchanged. Artists and travelers flocked to capture its romantic decay, while local life continued around gondolas, boatyards, and quiet squares.
These fascinating photos of Italian photographer Ferdinando Ongania (1842–1911) were published in the 1890s in the two volume Calli e Canali in Venezia (Streets and Canals in Venice) that contained one hundred photogravures of the canals, streets and inhabitants of Venice.
Gondola, Venice, 1891
Equestrian Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni, Venice, 1891
Arsenale, Venice, 1891
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1891
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, 1891
Campanile of St Mark’s Basilica, Venice, 1891
Campo Santa Margherita, Venice, 1891
Canal and Boatyard of San Trovaso, Venice, 1891
Canal in Torcello, Venice, 1891
Chioggia Statue, Venice, 1891
Church of S. Jeremiah, Labia Palace on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1891
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