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Artists›Giorgio Sommer

Giorgio Sommer

Italian, 1834–1914

WA-00015403

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ64212

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7822
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (23)

Plaster Cast of Body, Pompeii

1880 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 27 × 37.5 cm (10 11/16 × 14 13/16 in.); Mount: 39.9 × 50.3 cm (15 3/4 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)

1873 · albumen print

image: 19.6 × 24.6 cm (7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.) sheet: 20.1 × 24.6 cm (7 15/16 × 9 11/16 in.) mount: 28.4 × 34.5 cm (11 3/16 × 13 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)

1873 · albumen print

image: 19.7 x 24.6 cm (7 3/4 x 9 11/16 in.) sheet: 20 x 24.6 cm (7 7/8 x 9 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Cast, Pompeii)

1873 · albumen print

image: 18.1 x 25.1 cm (7 1/8 x 9 7/8 in.) sheet: 29 x 37.1 cm (11 7/16 x 14 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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[Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii]

1870 · Albumen print from glass negative

Image: 27.3 x 38.4 cm (10 3/4 x 15 1/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Naples

1870 · albumen print on paper, cardboard

height: 384 cm, width: 310 cm

Rijksmuseum

Zuilengalerij van de kathedraal van Monreale, Sicilië

1870 · albumen print on paper

width: 143 cm, height: 102 cm

Rijksmuseum

[Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii]

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.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Processie met lijkkist

1868 · hand coloring on paper, cardboard

height: 309 cm, width: 385 cm

Rijksmuseum

[Neapolitan Folk Scene]

1867 · Albumen silver print with applied color

Image: 3 5/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.2 × 6 cm) Mount: 4 in. × 2 9/16 in. (10.2 × 6.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fotoalbum met opnames van opgravingen in Pompeï door Giorgio Sommer

1867 · albumen print on paper, photographic support, linen (material), leather, cardboard

width: 227 cm, width: 460 cm, height: 183 cm, thickness: 23 cm

Rijksmuseum

Strada di Sallustio, Pompei (Street of Sallustio, Pompeii)

1865 · albumen print

image: 19.4 × 24.6 cm (7 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.) sheet: 20 × 24.6 cm (7 7/8 × 9 11/16 in.) mount: 28.3 × 34.2 cm (11 1/8 × 13 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Casa del Poeta Tragico, Pompei (House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii)

1865 · albumen print

image: 19.5 × 24.6 cm (7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.) sheet: 20.2 × 24.6 cm (7 15/16 × 9 11/16 in.) mount: 28.3 × 34.1 cm (11 1/8 × 13 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Écrivain Public, Naples

1865 · albumen print with applied color

image/sheet: 25.5 × 19.6 cm (10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.) mount: 28 × 21.2 cm (11 × 8 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Casa di Marco Lucrezio, Pompei (House of Marco Lucrezio, Pompeii)

1865 · albumen print

image: 19.7 × 24.5 cm (7 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.) sheet: 20.2 × 24.5 cm (7 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.) mount: 28.3 × 34.5 cm (11 1/8 × 13 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Impronte, Pompei (Cast, Pompeii)

1865 · albumen print

image: 19.3 × 24.9 cm (7 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.) sheet: 19.9 × 24.9 cm (7 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.) mount: 28.5 × 34.6 cm (11 1/4 × 13 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Impronte Umane, Pompei (Human Casts, Pompeii)

1865 · albumen print

image: 19.7 × 25 cm (7 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.) sheet: 20.3 × 25 cm (8 × 9 13/16 in.) mount: 28.4 × 35.5 cm (11 3/16 × 14 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Casa di Marco Lucrezio, Pompei (House of Marco Lucrezio, Pompeii)

1865 · albumen print

overall: 19.9 x 25.2 cm (7 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Napoli Tarantella

1865 · Albumen silver print

Image: 19.7 × 25 cm (7 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.) Mount: 25.8 × 35 cm (10 3/16 × 13 3/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fontananella Piazza Pretoria. Palermo

1860 · albumen print on cardboard, photographic support

width: 176 cm, height: 85 cm

Rijksmuseum

Basilica (Pompeii)

1857 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

7 3/16 × 9 7/16" (18.3 × 24 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reliëf van De ontvoering van Helena in het Museo di Napoli te Napels

1857 · albumen print on paper, cardboard

height: 325 cm, width: 202 cm, height: 248 cm, width: 251 cm

Rijksmuseum

Palermo

1857 · albumen print on paper, cardboard

height: 198 cm, width: 250 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Artwork sources (5)

23 published of 24 catalogued · 23 with image

Nga
10 published10 img
Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
The Met
4 published3 img
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Naples
1870 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Reliëf van De ontvoering van Helena in het Museo di Napoli te Napels
1857 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Zuilengalerij van de kathedraal van Monreale, Sicilië
1870 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Fontananella Piazza Pretoria. Palermo
1860 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Processie met lijkkist
1868 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Fotoalbum met opnames van opgravingen in Pompeï door Giorgio Sommer
1867 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Palermo
1857 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Fontananella Piazza Pretoria. Palermo (ca. 1860 - ca. 1880)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Fotoalbum met opnames van opgravingen in Pompeï door Giorgio Sommer (ca. 1867 - ca. 1900)

Rijksmuseum

Zuilengalerij van de kathedraal van Monreale, Sicilië (1870 - 1890)

Rijksmuseum

Reliëf van De ontvoering van Helena in het Museo di Napoli te Napels (1857 - 1914)

Rijksmuseum

Farnese Hercules, Museum of Naples, Italy (c. 1860s)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Collections6

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Artsy

1 lot · 2026

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	May 2026	€300 – €400	Unsold

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Photography for Collectors

New York · 1976