Carlo Naya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian photographer
Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1816
Place of Birth: Tronzano Vercellese, Piedmont, Italy
Date of Death: 30-May-1882
Profession: photographer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Carlo Naya
- Carlo Naya (1816 in Tronzano Vercellese – 1882 in Venice) was an Italian photographer known for his pictures of Venice including its works of art and views of the city for a collaborative volume in 1866.
- He also documented the restoration of Giotto's frescoes at the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. Naya was born in Tronzano di Vercelli in 1816 and studied law at the University of Pisa.
- An inheritance allowed him to travel to major cities in Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.
- He was advertising his services as portrait photographer in Istanbul in 1845, and opened his studio in Venice in 1857.
- He sold his work through photographer and optician Carlo Ponti. Following Naya's death in 1882, his studio was run by his wife, then by her second husband.
- In 1918 it was closed and publisher Osvaldo Böhm bought most of Naya's archive.
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| Alternative names | C. Naya; Timm Naya | ||
| Description | Italian photographer | ||
| Date of birth/death | 25 August 1816 | 30 May 1882 | |
| Location of birth/death | Tronzano Vercellese | Venice | |
| Work location | Venice | ||
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