Florence Italy-1962: White Statue Of Man Sitting On Turtle On A Bright Sunny Day

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationFlorence, Italy
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Florence Italy

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White Statue Of Man Sitting On Turtle On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures two women in retro summer dresses observing a whimsical white statue of a plump man seated atop a turtle at a fountain in Florence, Italy. The scene unfolds on a bright, sunny day with warm, faded color tones characteristic of 1960s home movies. The women, one carrying a patterned handbag, stand near a black metal railing as the camera subtly shifts focus between them and the distinctive sculpture. The textured stone wall and surrounding greenery add to the nostalgic, candid atmosphere of this archival footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124765045

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1712 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: vatican visit to pope,lg fountain
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: rome,italy
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Florence, Italy Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Florence home-movie footage for productions needing a brief travel cutaway of visitors observing a distinctive outdoor fountain sculpture.
Period detail: The women's summer dresses, handbag, faded color stock, and 8mm framing may show early-1960s tourist filming habits in Italy.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective as two women pause by a railing and look toward the statue while the camera shifts between people and sculpture.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult women, a white seated figure sculpture, a turtle base, a small fountain basin, black metal railings, a textured wall, and greenery.
Film character: The footage has warm faded color, soft focus, visible grain, exposure bloom on the white statue, and slight handheld movement typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a travel insert, museum or art cutaway, or memory beat between broader Florence street or sightseeing scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual tourist attention to public art and fountains in Florence, with the camera treating the sculpture and visitors as equal subjects.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright and any sculpture or site rights should be assessed separately from the film scan.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Florence 8mm home movie, Italy tourist fountain statue, women viewing sculpture, and vintage travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Florence travel footage, then broader Italian public art, fountains, or tourist observation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Florence home-movie frame showing a bright white seated figure on a turtle fountain near a black railing, with one woman partly at left. — A white figure sculpture sits above a small fountain as a woman stands partly out of frame nearby.

Two adult women in summer dresses stand beside a railing near the white turtle fountain sculpture in Florence, filmed on faded 8mm color stock. — Two women pause by the railing next to the white fountain sculpture.

Faded 1962 Florence frame centered on the white seated figure and turtle fountain, with a cropped woman at the left edge. — The camera centers the seated figure sculpture and turtle fountain while a visitor remains partly in frame.

Close 8mm view of the white seated figure sculpture on the turtle fountain in Florence, with bright exposure and a textured wall behind it. — A closer shot isolates the white seated figure sculpture above the turtle fountain.

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