Arhivski vjesnik, Vol. 67 No. 1, 2024.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.36506/av.67.5
Silvino Mascarich and son - Over 80 Years of Photographic ("Light Print") Institute
Tanja Ladišić
orcid.org/0009-0004-6491-1839
; Državni arhiv u Dubrovnik
Kornelija Bašica
orcid.org/0009-0003-5693-9180
; Državni arhiv u Dubrovniku
Sažetak
The Mascarich family photographer’s studio is an indispensable part of the history of the development of photography in Dubrovnik from the 1860s to 1954. Due to the long period of uninterrupted activity of the studio, a large number of photographs had been preserved in museums, archives, libraries, and private collections. This paper is based on the arrangement of the Silvino Maškarić Photographs Collection in the State Archives in Dubrovnik, the research of archival records and journals as well as websites of cultural institutions in Croatia and Europe. Connecting archival sources and knowledge obtained after digitising glass negatives has enabled the reconstruction and a more complete picture of the studio’s work, leading to new insights into the development of photography in Dubrovnik. Strengthening of the bourgeoisie and better economic circumstances during the second half of the 19th century led to the appearance of the first photographer’s studios and an increased interest of citizens in photography. Antonio Jellasca and Tommaso Burato already had their studios in Dubrovnik during the 1860s, whereas individuals such as Angelo Luzzeno, Philipp Dengg, Carl Weber and Enrico Perich also took interest in photographs, but so far there is not much information regarding their work. After Burato decided to leave the city he sold his studio in July 1873 to Silvino’s father Nicola, who bought it for his son. Silvino Mascarich officially began his photographer’s work in September of that year, at the time when photography in Dubrovnik was in full swing. In this paper the authors give new insights and reconstruct the work and the appearance of the photographer’s studio, providing an overview and analysis of photographs taken at the Mascarich studio. The most significant part of the work relates to the late 19th century, when Silvino Mascarich achieved his greatest successes, won awards, and gained a reputation for his studio. Consequently, the majority of the preserved photographs and glass negatives are from this period. He introduced his son Silvino Jr. to business in 1907 and from then on the studio bears the name Sivino Mascarich and Son. Silvino Jr. continued to run the studio after his father died in 1926, remaining there until the end of his working life in 1954. The paper unveils new archival sources that shed light on the development of photography in the 19th century Dubrovnik and presents the important source of information for all future researchers of that period.
Ključne riječi
Silvino Mascarich (Maškarić); Silvino Silvino Mascarich and Son; Tommaso Burato; Antonio Jellasca; Antun Miletić; history of photography; collodion glass-plate negative; gelatine glass-plate negative; Dubrovnik
Hrčak ID:
324798
URI
Datum izdavanja:
21.12.2024.
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