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| Alessandro Pavia (1824–1889) | ||||||||||
| Pavia was an Italian photographer renowned for his pioneering role in documenting Italy's Risorgimento movement. Trained in the early days of photography, he developed a crisp, formal portrait style that emphasised clarity, composure, disciplined composition and lighting, and patriotic symbolism. After opening a studio in Genoa, where he also taught and sold camera equipment, Pavia’s most significant contribution came with his photographic series of Garibaldi’s Thousand, capturing the volunteer soldiers of the 1860 campaign in an unprecedented visual archive. Completed between 1862 and 1867, the series consisted of 850 photographs in cartes de visite format, dedicated to Garibaldi himself. Pavia moved to Milan in 1873 to open a studio, later returning to Genoa in 1883. It is believed that the chemicals used in his work affected his health. He died in Genoa. | ||||||||||
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