Interieur van het Kartuizerklooster van Sint-Martinus te Napels, Italië
Giorgio Sommer
1857 - 1914
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
318; 413
About this artwork
Schenking van de erven van de heer C.J.J.G. Vosmaer, Leiden
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...