Secondo Pia (9 September 1855 – 7 September 1941) was an Italian lawyer and amateur photographer. He is best known for taking the first photographs of the Shroud of Turin on 28 May 1898 and, when he was developing them, noticing that the photographic negatives showed a positive image of the man in the shroud in addition to a clearer rendition ...

Between May 25th and 28th 1898, after working really hard at Secondo Pia overcoming technical setbacks1, Secondo Pia was the first to photograph one of the most valuable Christian relics: the Shroud of Turin, the white linen allegedly believed to …

They also attacked Secondo Pia. Following them, an unnamed high prelate in Turin, declared that he had a POSITIVE photo of the Shroud! On February 3, 1905, before the "Academie des Inscriptions and Belle Lettres", de Mely, showed EXPERIMENTALLY, how Pia created his famous photos by playing with colors. Example :

Pia's complete vindication came in 1931, when Giuseppe Enrie made his superb photos. On this occasion, Pia and Paul Vignon were among the dignitaries beside Enrie while the photos were being taken and developed.

The Shroud was brought to its present location, the Turin Cathedral in Italy, in 1578. It was first photographed in 1898 by Secondo Pia and then again in 1931 by Guiseppe Enrie. In 1978 it was photographed by Vernon D. Miller.

2013年9月13日 · The first official photos taken in the Cathedral of the Holy Shroud of Turin by Secondo Pia May 28, 1898, after two test carried out on May 25, were preceded by a series of shots illegal, so far unknown, made by a photographer unauthorized, that A. Gallo. He acted at night, before 27 May and developed his plates on 1 June.

Secondo Pia took two photographs on glass plates measuring 51 × 63 cm. It turned out that the negative of the photograph taken showed a very clear, positive image of the man from the Shroud. In other words, the Shroud shows the image as observed on photographic film, whereas S. Pia saw the image as it is obtained on photographic paper.

2010年1月28日 · Through a selection of photographs from the collections of the National Cinema Museum and the Museum of the Shroud, the exhibit shows the important work of photographer Secondo Pia, best known for having created in May of 1898 exceptional photographs that reveal the true face of the Shroud.

Secondo Pia is best known for taking the first photographs of the Shroud of Turin in 1898. In that year, the then owner of the relic, King Humbert I of Italy, gave permission for it to be publicly displayed in connection with the 400th anniversary of the construction of Turin Cathedral and the 50th anniversary of the Statuto Albertino .

2020年3月6日 · Secondo Pia (9 September 1855 – 7 September 1941) was an Italian lawyer and amateur photographer. He is best known for taking the first photographs of the Shroud of Turin on May 28, 1898 and, when he was developing them, noticing that the photographic negatives showed a clearer rendition of the image.