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Milan: nautical and fireworks show at the Arena amphitheater

Milan: nautical and fireworks show at the Arena amphitheater

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The photograph shows one of the most unique and fascinating events held at the Arena in Milan, a double nautical and fireworks show that took place on 2 August 1863, with regattas and marine hunting games, which saw women from Venice, Como and the Lake Maggiore, in a costume competition. Six other small-format prints (93x130 mm approximately) come from the same negative, useful for the photographer to guess the right exposure and contrasts. The final photographic print is therefore the result of a series of subsequent tests that allowed the photographer to identify the best shot. The construction of the great amphitheater, next to the then Piazza d'Armi, was undertaken by Napoleon I in 1805 and completed on a project by the architect Luigi Canonica in 1807. The first show staged at the Arena was organized on the occasion of his inauguration and had as exceptional spectators the emperor, the viceroy and the king of Bavaria. The Arena was flooded with water from the Euripo canal, connected to the network of canals. For many years, the Arena was followed by shows and parties, parachute descents, fireworks, famous carousels and ice events. The most successful shows, however, were the nautical ones: the fake naumachiae and the regattas.
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Title: Milan: nautical and fireworks show at the Arena amphitheater

Author: Anonymous

Date: 1863

Technique: Albumin print

Displayed in: Civic Stock Photo

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