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Giorgio Sommer, [Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii]

Giorgio Sommer

Italian · 1834–1914 · Photographer

Giorgio Sommer was 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… (Wikipedia)

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  2. Giorgio Sommer, Kopf der Aphrodite Kallipygos, Um 1880, Albuminabzug auf blauem UntersatzkartonKopf der Aphrodite KallipygosSchmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · €100≈ $147≈ £90Sign up to see

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Giorgio Sommer was 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.

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Born 1834, FrankfurtDied 1914, NaplesOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q64212 ↗ULAN 500030461 ↗Museum works 19

Also known as G. S., G. Sommer

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Giorgio Sommer, [Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii]
[Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii]ca. 1875 · Albumen print from glass negative
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Harriett Ames Charitable Trust Gift…
Giorgio Sommer, [Neapolitan Folk Scene]
[Neapolitan Folk Scene]1867–73 · Albumen silver print with applied color
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Martha M. Habermann, 2022 — Open Acce…
Giorgio Sommer, [Neapolitan Folk Scene]
[Neapolitan Folk Scene]1867–73 · Albumen silver print with applied color
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Martha M. Habermann, 2022 — Open Acce…
Giorgio Sommer, [Neapolitan Folk Scene]
[Neapolitan Folk Scene]1867–73 · Albumen silver print with applied color
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Martha M. Habermann, 2022 — Open Acce…
Giorgio Sommer, [Neapolitan Folk Scene]
[Neapolitan Folk Scene]1867–73 · Albumen silver print with applied color
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Martha M. Habermann, 2022 — Open Acce…
Giorgio Sommer, [Neapolitan Folk Scene]
[Neapolitan Folk Scene]1867–73 · Albumen silver print with applied color
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Martha M. Habermann, 2022 — Open Acce…
Giorgio Sommer, Casa di Marco Lucrezio, Pompei (House of Marco Lucrezio, Pompeii)
Casa di Marco Lucrezio, Pompei (House of Marco Lucrezio, Pompeii)c. 1870 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons…
Giorgio Sommer, Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)
Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)1873 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons…
Giorgio Sommer, Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)
Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)1873 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons…
Giorgio Sommer, Impronte, Pompei (Cast, Pompeii)
Impronte, Pompei (Cast, Pompeii)c. 1870 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon — Open Acce…
Giorgio Sommer, Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Casts, Pompeii)
Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Casts, Pompeii)c. 1870 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon — Open Acce…
Giorgio Sommer, Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)
Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)1873 · albumen silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon — Open Acce…
Giorgio Sommer, Farnese Hercules, Museum of Naples, Italy
Farnese Hercules, Museum of Naples, Italy1865
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Sommer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
Giorgio Sommer, Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii
Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii1875
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Sommer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Giorgio Sommer, Eva (Duomo di Milano)
Eva (Duomo di Milano)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Giorgio Sommer, Quartiere dei sold. Pompei.
Quartiere dei sold. Pompei.
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Giorgio Sommer, Untitled
Untitled
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Giorgio Sommer, Plaster Cast of Body, Pompeii
Plaster Cast of Body, Pompeii1880 · Albumen print
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg — public d…
Giorgio Sommer, Farnese Hercules, Museum of Naples, Italy
Farnese Hercules, Museum of Naples, Italyc. 1860s · albumen print from collodion negative
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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