Fotoreproductie van het fresco Jeugd en eerste wonderen van Mozes naar Benozzo Gozzoli in het Camposanto te Pisa, Italië 1857 - 1900

This is a photograph by Fratelli Alinari showing Benozzo Gozzoli's fresco, “Youth and First Miracles of Moses,” in the Camposanto in Pisa, Italy. Fratelli Alinari was an Italian photographic firm founded in 1852, and it played a vital role in documenting and disseminating Italian art and culture through photography. Looking at this photo, we can see how the Alinari brothers documented Gozzoli's fresco depicting the early life of Moses. Gozzoli's fresco was part of a larger decorative program within the Camposanto, a sacred burial ground. The choice of biblical scenes, like the life of Moses, reflected the religious and moral values of the time. Such photographic reproductions allowed broader audiences to experience Italian Renaissance art, contributing to the cultural and educational landscape of the late 19th century. Historians use archives like Alinari's to understand the reception and dissemination of art in different eras. This image reminds us that art's meaning shifts depending on its social and institutional context.