Venice Italy-1960: Winged Lion Statue on Building with Blue Tiles

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationVenice, Italy
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Italy

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Winged Lion Statue on Building with Blue Tiles — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage footage captures the iconic winged lion of St. Mark, a gryphon statue, perched atop a building in Venice, Italy. The stone gryphon stands guard against a vibrant blue tiled backdrop with white stars, a hallmark of Venetian architecture. The scene is framed by classical columns and a portico below, with soft daylight and a slightly overcast sky. The film exhibits natural grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse of historic landmarks.

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: 124933844

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: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1067 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: pope john xviii, color
Reel-level year note: 1960
Reel-level location note: italy
Date: 1960 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: Venice, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960 Venice 8mm footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief architectural cutaway of a winged lion or gryphon-like statue on a blue-tiled facade.
Period detail: The frame may show mid-century visitor footage of Venice architecture, with a blue patterned wall, pale stone trim, columns, a balcony ledge, and soft color typical of 1960 8mm film.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on a landmark facade detail rather than staging action or presenting a formal architectural survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a winged lion-like statue, blue tile with pale star shapes, stone columns, a balcony ledge, a small arched niche, nearby windows, and cloudy sky.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm archive texture through visible grain, mild softness, color shift, gate-edge darkness, and slight handheld framing variation.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short Venice insert, architectural cutaway, transition beat, or visual memory detail within a travel, art history, or city sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents how a traveler framed decorative Venetian architecture in 1960, emphasizing facade ornament, civic symbolism, and exterior detail from street level.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but architectural and property rights should still be reviewed separately from film copyright or source licensing.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960 Venice 8mm architecture, winged lion facade, blue tiled Venetian building, St Mark lion detail, and home movie Venice landmark.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Venice 1960 exteriors, then broader Italian architectural details or symbolic animal sculptures.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Venice 8mm frame showing a winged lion-like statue against blue patterned tile and pale architectural trim. — Winged lion-like statue set above a blue tiled facade with stone columns.

1960 Venice 8mm frame with the winged lion-like sculpture more centered on the blue tiled facade. — The winged lion-like sculpture stands on a ledge before blue patterned tile.

Visitor-shot 1960 Venice frame showing a winged lion-like statue above columns, windows, and a blue patterned wall. — A handheld view holds on the statue and surrounding Venetian facade details.

1960 Venice 8mm frame of the winged lion-like sculpture, blue patterned tile, pale stonework, and surrounding windows. — The statue remains framed against blue tile and pale architectural ornament.

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