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Giorgio Sommer
Sorrento from Capo di Monte, Neapel

c. 1880

About the Item

Giorgio Sommer (1834 Frankfurt on the Main - 1914 Naples) Circle: Sorrento da Capo di Monte, Naples Elevated view of the sea, bay and Sorrento from the rocky coast, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print Inscription: Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "(Sorrento) Panorama da Capodimonte ". lower left numbered in the printing plate: "104". Date: c. 1880 Description: Original photograph with high sharpness of detail. An early testimony of travel photography. Around the middle of the 19th century, more and more tourists from middle-class circles travelled to Italy. At that time, photographs could only be taken with a great deal of time and expensive, unwieldy equipment. This made many tourists all the more grateful for the work of the professional photographer's studios on site to bring back a souvenir from afar for those who stayed at home or to collect as souvenirs. Famous photographers such as Carlo Naya, Giorgio Sommer or the Alinari brothers photographed the most famous sights of their home cities and went on journeys themselves to photograph the most popular destinations of their clients and offer them as albumen prints. Ancient art treasures were also photographed and offered to travellers. The high-quality photographs of sculptures and frescoes continued to make an important contribution to documenting art treasures and making them accessible to scholars from all over Europe, who previously had to rely on tracings or engravings if they could not view the original for themselves. Keywords: Italy view, documentary photography, architectural photography, travel photography, seaside resort, sea bay, landscape panorama, holiday resort, place of longing, Mediterranean landscape, Mediterranean Sea, 19th century, Historicism, Landscape, Italy,
  • Creator:
    Giorgio Sommer (1834 - 1914, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1880
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.6 in (19.3 cm)Width: 9.65 in (24.5 cm)
  • Period:
    19th Century
  • Condition:
    Good condition. Slightly discoloured due to age. Corners of leaves are creased due to mounting. Margins partly slightly browned. Isolated creases.
  • Gallery Location:
    Frankfurt am Main, DE
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 484121stDibs: LU2599212840572
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