In 1958, Leonard Freed photographed three soldiers sitting above Florence’s Arno River on the ledge of the Ponte Vecchio. The very first documentation of the bridge was in the year 996, but it took its modern form around 1345. Despite being destroyed and rebuilt many times, the bridge stands as both the oldest in Florence and the only one in the city to survive World War II. This period of Italian history following the end of the Marshall Plan, known as the Economic Miracle, saw Italy transform from a poor, mostly rural nation into a global industrial power. Enormous changes in Italian society and culture from this time impacted the world over. Freed loved and photographed Italy for more than 50 years, with this photo first appearing in his book Leonard Freed: Photographs 1954-1990.
Specification
Format: Archival Pigment Print
Printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper
Size: 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Please note, this Darkroom Print is hand stamped with a Magnum Stamp on the back. This will be hidden by the framing.
This print is for personal use only, intended for display in the home or other private spaces. For all other purposes, such as display in public spaces or institutions, publishing the image online or in print, or any other form of usage, permission must be granted by Magnum Photos.
Framing
Each frame is hand-crafted and made-to-order and includes framing-grade quality plexiglass, which comes with ~60% UV protection.
Please allow up to three additional weeks before your order is shipped when ordering a framed item.
Please note: due to the nature of the framing process the artist archival stamp that is on the recto of our Contact Sheet, Darkroom and Magnum Edition prints will be obscured upon framing.
Shipping
All of our prints are shipped flat and separately from other items in your order. Unframed posters are shipped within a sturdy tube.
If you order a framed print will ship carefully packed in bubble wrap and a sturdy box separately from other items in your order.
Please allow an extra three weeks for delivery for all framed items.
All of our prints are shipped flat and separately from other items in your order.
If you order a framed print will ship carefully packed in bubble wrap and a sturdy box separately from other items in your order.
Please allow an extra three weeks for delivery for all framed items.
