Content: The Roman pifferari were wandering musicians who, with bagpipes and oboe (or pifferi), played music before sacred images of the Madonna during Christmas time. Artist initials "L.C.A." in lower left corner of image. Written on border: "Oct 1882 - Mar 1883"
Source Note: Vom Fels zum Meer : Spemann''s illustrirte Zeitschift für das Deutsche Haus. (Stuttgart : Spemann, 1881-1905).

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 14.3 x 11.3 cm.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17487536
Barcode: 33333159452065
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c04e82a0-c557-012f-e9f1-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pifferari während der Novena in Rom." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c04e82a0-c557-012f-e9f1-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1882). Pifferari während der Novena in Rom. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c04e82a0-c557-012f-e9f1-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pifferari während der Novena in Rom." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c04e82a0-c557-012f-e9f1-58d385a7bc34

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