D'alessandri Antonio (1818 - 1893) & D'alessandri Paolo (1824 - 1889 ) Artwork valuations, appraisals and auction estimates

Antonio D'Alessandri (L'Aquila, 1818 – Rome, 1893) and Paolo Francesco D'Alessandri (L'Aquila, 1824 – Rome, 1889) were two Italian photographers, contemporaries of the Alinaris, who were active mainly in Rome. Known for the wet collodion technique, they worked mainly with clients belonging to the "Roman nobility" and high prelates of the Vatican. Read the full biography

Antonio D'Alessandri (L'Aquila, 1818 – Rome, 1893) and Paolo Francesco D'Alessandri (L'Aquila, 1824 – Rome, 1889) were two Italian photographers, contemporaries of the Alinaris, who were active mainly in Rome. Known for the wet collodion technique, they worked mainly with clients belonging to the "Roman nobility" and high prelates of the Vatican. The two photographers who photographed the capture of Rome with the Breccia di Porta Pia, are considered Italy's first war photojournalists. Photos from their collections are also kept at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House in Rochester (New York), the oldest museum in the world dedicated to photography.