The types of rowboats used on Lake Como over the last five centuries, reconstructed through analysis of historical paintings, etchings and photographs.
[The rowboats of Lake Como: transport, war, fishing, pleasure] A collection of magnificent views of Lake Como and its shores permits reconstruction of the various types of rowboats used on the lake from the 1500s to the present: an enormous variety of models and variations, considering the relatively limited size of the geographical area concerned.
Period photographs, etchings and paintings show boats utilized for different functions: transport, war, fishing and pleasure. The fine illustrations provide material for the analysis of the vessels, while offering evocative views of the still “uncontaminated” Lake Como landscape.