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'''Giorgio Sommer''' ([[1834]]-[[1914]]) was born in [[Frankfurt am Main]] (in modern day [[Germany]]), and became one of [[Europe]]’s most important and prolific [[photographer]]s of the [[19th century]]. Active from [[1857]] to [[1888]], he produced thousands of images of archeological ruins, landscapes, art objects and portraits. |
'''Giorgio Sommer''' ([[1834]]-[[1914]]) was born in [[Frankfurt am Main]] (in modern day [[Germany]]), and became one of [[Europe]]’s most important and prolific [[photographer]]s of the [[19th century]]. Active from [[1857]] to [[1888]], he produced thousands of images of archeological ruins, landscapes, art objects and portraits. |
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After studying business in [[Frankfurt]], Sommer opened his first photography studio, during which time he worked in [[Switzerland]], where he made relief images of mountains for the [[ |
After studying business in [[Frankfurt]], Sommer opened his first photography studio, during which time he worked in [[Switzerland]], where he made relief images of mountains for the [[Swiss Confederation]]. After a few years, he moved his business to [[Rome]] where he formed a partnership with fellow [[German]] photographer Edmund Behles (also known as Edmondo Behles), opening a studio at No. 28 Mario di Fiori. In [[1857]], Sommer moved to [[Naples]] to open a second [[Sommer and Behles]] studio at No. 168 Strada di Chiaia. |
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Sommer’s prolific career included images from the [[Vatican Museum]], the [[National Archeological Museum]] at Naples, the [[Roman]] ruins at [[Pompeii]], as well as street and architectural scenes of Naples, [[Florence]], [[Rome]], [[Capri]] and [[Sicily]]. Most notably, Sommer published his comprehensive album [[Dintorni di Napoli]] which contained over one hundred images of everyday scenes in Naples. In April [[1872]], he documented a very large eruption of Mount [[Vesuvius]] in a series of photographs. |
Sommer’s prolific career included images from the [[Vatican Museum]], the [[National Archeological Museum]] at Naples, the [[Roman]] ruins at [[Pompeii]], as well as street and architectural scenes of Naples, [[Florence]], [[Rome]], [[Capri]] and [[Sicily]]. Most notably, Sommer published his comprehensive album [[Dintorni di Napoli]] which contained over one hundred images of everyday scenes in Naples. In April [[1872]], he documented a very large eruption of Mount [[Vesuvius]] in a series of photographs. |
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Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914) was born in Frankfurt am Main (in modern day Germany), and became one of Europe’s most important and prolific photographers of the 19th century. Active from 1857 to 1888, he produced thousands of images of archeological ruins, landscapes, art objects and portraits.
After studying business in Frankfurt, Sommer opened his first photography studio, during which time he worked in Switzerland, where he made relief images of mountains for the Swiss Confederation. After a few years, he moved his business to Rome where he formed a partnership with fellow German photographer Edmund Behles (also known as Edmondo Behles), opening a studio at No. 28 Mario di Fiori. In 1857, Sommer moved to Naples to open a second Sommer and Behles studio at No. 168 Strada di Chiaia.
Sommer’s prolific career included images from the Vatican Museum, the National Archeological Museum at Naples, the Roman ruins at Pompeii, as well as street and architectural scenes of Naples, Florence, Rome, Capri and Sicily. Most notably, Sommer published his comprehensive album Dintorni di Napoli which contained over one hundred images of everyday scenes in Naples. In April 1872, he documented a very large eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a series of photographs.
Sommer and Behles exhibited extensively and earned numerous honors and prizes for their work. Sommer was later appointed official photographer to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
Sommer was highly involved in every aspect of the photography business. He published his own images that he sold in his studios and to customers across Europe. In later years, he photographed custom images for book illustrations, as well as printing his own albums and postcards. Sommer worked in all the popular formats of his day: carte-de-visite, stereoview, and large albumen prints (approximately 8x10) which were sold individually and in bound albums.
The partnership with Behles ended in 1866, after which each photographer continued his own business. In Naples, Sommer opened a total of four additional studios: at No. 4 and No. 8 Monte di Dio, No. 5 Magazzino S. Caterina, and a last at Piazza della Vittoria.
Sommer died in Naples in 1914.
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