[Training for the visually impaired in Naples]
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Author(s):
- Della Valle, Alberto, 1851-1928, artist
- Contributor(s):
- Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
- Publication:
- Napoli : S. Teresa al Museo?, 1933
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Visually Impaired Persons -- rehabilitation Education of Visually Disabled Italy Patronato Regina Margherita pro ciechi. Istituto Paolo Colosimo.
- Genre(s):
- Postcards
- Abstract:
- A blind man in a green suit is touching a mechanical loom in front of him, and a nun standing next to him is trying to help him use it. An archangel with a crown and spread wings rises above them looking down from behind. The background is in gold. Institute of Industry and Handicrafts "Paul Colosimo", and Regina Margherita for the Blind Institution are printed on the back. Queen Margherita of Savoy was a benefactor of Red Cross in Italy.
- Copyright:
- Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use.
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : 14 x 9 cm
- Provenance:
- Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101616275 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- D04503
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101616275