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[Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii]
Giorgio SommerWW-1870-002693
1870·Albumen print from glass negative·Image: 27.3 x 38.4 cm (10 3/4 x 15 1/8 in.)
Sheet: 27.8 x 38.4 cm (10 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
Mount: 47.8 x 55.8 cm (18 13/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
Purchase, Harriett Ames Charitable Trust Gift, 2012
Catalogue
- Year
- 1870
- Dimensions
- Image: 27.3 x 38.4 cm (10 3/4 x 15 1/8 in.) Sheet: 27.8 x 38.4 cm (10 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.) Mount: 47.8 x 55.8 cm (18 13/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Giorgio Sommer
Artist
Giorgio Sommer
Photography
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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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Giorgio Sommer
- Year
- 1870
- Dimensions
- Image: 27.3 x 38.4 cm (10 3/4 x 15 1/8 in.) Sheet: 27.8 x 38.4 cm (10 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.) Mount: 47.8 x 55.8 cm (18 13/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1870-002693
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified