Luigi Pesce and the First Photographic Encounters with Persepolis

During his time at Persepolis, Pesce also documented inscriptions, staircases, and doorframes that were often overlooked by casual visitors. Such work required intense patience, as he had to arrange the equipment in narrow or awkward spaces and control the light to prevent shadows from obscuring carved lines. His efforts helped capture elements of the site that were not widely reproduced in earlier European publications, expanding the visual archive available for archaeological study.