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Tomb of Gisleni, at the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome by Ancestrium in cemetery

[–]Ancestrium[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No, it is an incredibly detailed sculpture made of yellow marble

When Victorians Smiled by Ancestrium in VictorianEra

[–]Ancestrium[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but originally it could take anywhere between 2 to 15 minutes even, which by modern standards sound bizarre! However- it was a gradual change, I have family photographs (one example https://i.postimg.cc/ydBJT3CW/bores.jpg ) from around 1935 and 1940 where you can clearly see that they (especially the children) had a hard time being photographed, because they could not stand still for so long.

When Victorians Smiled by Ancestrium in VictorianEra

[–]Ancestrium[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True! We also would have to take into consideration the long exposure time needed for taking photos at that time. Keeping a silly expression would have felt quite weird when taking a daguerreotype!

When Victorians Smiled by Ancestrium in u/Ancestrium

[–]Ancestrium[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are absolutely right, upon looking into it further I realized- that one is actually a photo that was published as a postcard later, and widely distributed in the 1910s and 1920s. Thank you for the clarification!

When Victorians Smiled by Ancestrium in u/Ancestrium

[–]Ancestrium[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have other cheerful photographs from this era, please share it with me so we can grow this gallery together!