Buy the photo Piazza Pretoria in Palermo by Silva Wischeropp on canvas, ArtFrame, poster and wallpaper, printed on demand in high quality.
About "Piazza Pretoria in Palermo"
by Silva Wischeropp
About the artwork
This urban city motif was taken in the early evening of 14 April 2022 during my Easter trip to the Sicilian capital Palermo. Piazza Pretoria is a square in Palermo, the capital of Sicily. It is located in the centre of the old town just south of the Quattro Canti on Via Maqueda and extends eastwards from it. A wide flight of steps leads down from the square to Via Maqueda. The square takes its name from Palazzo Pretorio, Palermo's former palace of justice. Piazza Pretoria was laid out in the 16th century to house the Mannerist fountain Fontana Pretoria. Popularly, Piazza Pretoria was then called Piazza della Vergogna (Square of Shame) because of the naked statues of this fountain. This derivation is not undisputed. Another explanation goes back to the origin of the statues. Originally, they were built for the park of a castle in Florence. When the owners fell into financial ruin, they sold the statues to a buyer in Palermo. The ensemble was dismantled into over 600 pieces, shipped and rebuilt under the supervision of a son of the creator. The outrage at this, in the face of hunger and general need, was expressed by the Palermites by naming the square Piazza Vergogna.
Anyone visiting Palermo and strolling through the streets will inevitably pass Piazza Pretoria.
For us in this day and age, we marvel at the marble statues, and the size of the fountain in the still quite small square.
About Silva Wischeropp
"For me, photography feels like really capturing the moment - like a kind of alchemy where time is physically captured."
Silva Wischeropp was born in the Hanseatic city of Wismar in the former GDR. Today she lives and works in Berlin. As a passionate travel..
Read more…
Architecture
Classic
Italy
Photo wallpaper
Photography
Urban landscapes
Netherlands
Ordered in January 2024
Germany
Ordered in July 2021
Netherlands
Ordered in September 2019
Netherlands
Ordered in November 2020
Netherlands
Ordered in May 2024
Germany
Ordered in June 2022
Netherlands
Ordered in February 2025
Netherlands
Ordered in November 2019
Germany
Ordered in September 2019
Germany
Ordered in January 2023
Netherlands
Ordered in December 2024
Germany
Ordered in January 2020
About the material
ArtFrame™
Interchangeable Art Prints
- High-quality print
- Easily interchangeable
- Acoustic function
- Large sizes available
Discover the artworks of Silva Wischeropp
Underground station of the U2 line - special train to PankowSilva Wischeropp
Berlin underground station Eberswalder Strasse of line U2Silva Wischeropp
Old, squatted house in the Scheunenviertel district of Berlin-MitteSilva Wischeropp
The Trevi Fountain - Fontana di TREVI in RomeSilva Wischeropp
Mysterious, Sicilian facadeSilva Wischeropp
Banana leaves in the warm autumn lightSilva Wischeropp
Magical rainbow at the OderbruchSilva Wischeropp
Magic Sicilian Sea SoundSilva Wischeropp
Popular underground station on the U2 line on Eberswalde StrasseSilva Wischeropp
Once upon a time in Taormina on the island of SicilySilva Wischeropp
Fantastic view of the Dordogne valley from the Bastide DommeSilva Wischeropp
Imaginative sand dunes at Henne Strand in JutlandSilva Wischeropp
Women bathing on the beach at Nha Trang in VietnamSilva Wischeropp
Summer morning walk through the pine forestSilva Wischeropp
The proud elegance of the pines in the sunlightSilva Wischeropp
Night panorama with the Bridge of Angels and St Peter's Basilica in RomeSilva Wischeropp
Paradise Isola Bella on the east coast of SicilySilva Wischeropp
Turquoise blue tracks on the dune on the Baltic Sea beachSilva Wischeropp
Abandoned former Berlin-Tempelhof AirportSilva Wischeropp
Summer morning in the magical pine forestSilva Wischeropp
