Jean Gilletta, 1897. A bound album, entitled Carnaval de Nice. Nice has long been one of the world's major carnival events. The album contains 11 original prints - each 29 cm x 23 cm (11½ by 9 inches) by the photographer Jean Gilletta. The photographs, mainly taken from a high vantage point, show the carnival and its fantastic horse drawn procession. Including giant fish, huge human figures, and towering scary looking depictions of apes!
Jean Gilletta (1856-1933) was a French photographer, who popularised the South of France, in much the same way that Frith did for England. Un album relié, intitulé Carnaval de Nice. Contient 11 tirages originaux - chacun 29cm x 23cm - du photographe Jean Gilletta. Les photographies, principalement d'un point de vue élevé, montrent le carnaval et ses chars fantastiques. Y compris des poissons géants, d'énormes figures humaines et des représentations imposantes et effrayantes de singes!
Jean Gilletta (1856-1933) était un photographe français, qui a popularisé le sud de la France.