Casa di Pansa (Pompeï)
Giorgio Sommer
1870 - 1890
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
250; 203
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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About the Artist
Giorgio Sommer · 1834–1914
Giorgio Sommer, born Georg Sommer on September 2, 1834, in Frankfurt am Main within the German Confederation, emerged as one of 19th-century Europe's most prolific photographers. After studying business in his hometown, where his family fortune was reportedly lost to his father's gambling, Sommer apprenticed as a photographer before launching his professional career in Switzerland, producing relie...