Objects of water use in Sicily in the albums by A.S. Norov and A.D. Chertkov (first half of the 19th century)

Abstract

The paper considers the objects of water use depicted in albums and described in notes of Russian travelers A.S. Norov and A.D. Chertkov, who visited Sicily in the 1820s. Among these objects are rivers, springs, fountains, ancient aqueducts, water mills. For A.S. Norov most of the drawings were made by the Russian artist F.M. Matveev, who lived most of his life in Italy. A.D. Chertkov was accompanied by the German artist C.F. Stange. The images in albums help to better represent local household traditions and features of water use and significantly supplement descriptions in texts published by the travelers.