Tempel van Juno te Paestum
1857 - 1914
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
239; 220; 172; 294
About this artwork
albuminedruk
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Tempel van Juno te Paestum*, a captivating albumen print by Giorgio Sommer, dating from his prolific career spanning 1857 to 1914. This intimate photograph (172 × 220 mm) captures the Doric Temple of Hera—often called Juno by Romans—at the ancient Greek site of Paestum in southern Italy. Sommer, a pioneering German-Italian photographer based in Naples, specialized in documenting Italy's archaeological treasures, making this image a window into the 19th-century fascination with classical antiquity. Paestum, founded around 600 BCE by Greek colonists, boasts three remarkably preserve...
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...