Gezicht op de Piazzetta en Riva dei Schiavoni te Venetië
Giorgio Sommer
1857 - 1914
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
319; 479
About this artwork
opschrift, verso, handgeschreven: ‘Doos 22/ = Sommer (van 1182-W)’
About the Artist
Giorgio Sommer
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...