Lorenzo
Tedeschi (1859 – 1945) began his activity as an amateur
photographer at a very young age by immortalizing the streets of
Viterbo; this passion lasted for many years while he distinguished
himself as an agronomist and agricultural engineer. Among other
things we must remember his work for improving land that he owned by
realising an innovative irrigation plant fed by a small, autonomous,
hydro-electric power station called the “ Officina Elettrica”.
LORENZO
TEDESCHI
Lorenzo
Tedeschi always took part in the entrepreneurial life of Viterbo
with numerous initiatives, together with his relatives, such as:
-The
realization of the works known as “Soc. Ceramica Viterbese” at the
beginning of the 20th century, which was an avant-garde
industry for its time and provided work for numerous families for
many years;
-In the 30s
the oil mill bearing the same name situated outside Porta S. Pietro
and planned entirely by Eng. Lorenzo Tedeschi and his son Valerio,
was built by Breda Officine in Milan which they carried in triumph
due to its extracting attributes;
-The
“zuccherificio” (sugar refinery) situated in the Pietrare locality,
which unfortunately never opened, was supposed to transform the
sugar beet, which were then widely grown in the countryside
surrounding Viterbo, into sugar. This idea could have changed the
nature of agriculture in the area;
-Despite the
numerous above mentioned commitments, Lorenzo Tedeschi cultivated
his passion for photography with zeal and determination, reaching
high levels both from a technical and an artistic point of view: in
particular one must remember the technical difficulties that he had
to face in the early days of photography and unknown to most people.
LORENZO
TEDESCHI
A watercolor by Lorenzo Tedeschi 11 August
1879 which is the "Alley of New Theatre" located next to the Theatre
Union, which leads to Porta San Marco (The door was reopened in
2010). Currently
the arch
and many stairs you see in the picture no longer exist.
under the writing on the back of the painting
Ancient
photos of Viterbo
