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From Peasant Art in Italy by Charles Home et al., 1913.
Peasant’s bedroom from Sarre, Val D’Aosta, Piedmont.
Interior of a house from Sarre, Val D’Aosta, Piedmont.
Kitchen from Sarre, Val D’Aosta, Piedmont.
Peasant house in Piedmont, showing a characteristic wall painting (left) and hut in Grassoney, Piedmont (right).
Peasant’s house in the Valle di Ayas, Aosta, Piedmont (top) and Gressoney, Piedmont (bottom)
Peasant’s house at Biella, Piedmont.
Peasant’s house in the Puglia (top) and shepherd’s hut at Lazio (bottom).
Peasant kitchens at Monte Oliveto, Siena, Tuscany (top) and Casentino, Tuscany (bottom).
Peasants’ houses at Cadore, Venetia.
Peasant’s house at S. Agata, Sorrento, Campania.
Holme, Charles, et al. Peasant Art in Italy. The Studio. 1913.
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