(Pompei) Casa di Marco Olconio
Giorgio Sommer
1870 - 1890
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
253; 204
About this artwork
foto: hoogte 204 mm x breedte 253 mm
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...