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Luigi Cicalese

Ravello, Italy, 1905–1932 (Publisher, Photographer)

Luigi Cicalese (1852–1932) was a postcard photographer and publisher in Ravello, Italy from 1905 to 1932. While working as the head gardener at Villa Rufo, a large estate rehabilitated by the botanist Francis Nevile Reid, he also developed a career as a photographer. He captured images of the estate and the surrounding countryside, which were turned into black & white and color postcards. He is said to have been the first to produce postcards of Ravello.

Luigi Cicalese Credit Line
Luigi Cicalese Credit Line

Luigi Cicalese (1852–1932)
Luigi Cicalese (1852–1932)