Giorgio Sommer - Albumen photograph of a young woman in Sorrento costume, Naples, c.1895
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Albumen photograph of a young woman in Sorrento costume, Naples, c.1895, by Giorgio Sommer; print date 1880; 20 × 25 cm; original state; portrait.
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Title
Albumen photograph of a young woman in Sorrento costume, Naples, c.1895
Summary
Large studio portrait of a young woman from the Naples area in traditional Sorrento costume, standing beside a balustrade before a painted landscape backdrop. Numbered "11620" on the recto and in pencil on the verso. The number and format are consistent with the Giorgio Sommer studio in Naples; attribution unconfirmed.
Description
Full-length portrait of a young woman standing three-quarters, her left hand resting on a turned-baluster balustrade and a small flower in her right hand. She wears a headdress trimmed with lace and hanging ribbons, drop earrings, a multi-strand bead necklace, a white blouse with puffed sleeves, a dark velvet bodice laced with ribbons, a white apron and a long satin skirt with a broad velvet band and trimmed hem. Studio setting with a painted backdrop of trees, mountains and a fountain with putti, and an artificial grass floor.
Recto: number "11620" in a small white cartouche, lower left. Verso: in pencil, "11620", with a crossed-out number below; remnants of adhesive tape at all four corners.
Photographer
Attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Naples
Period
Circa 1890–1900
Technique
Albumen print; unmounted
Country of origin
Italy
Dimensions
20 × 25 cm
Condition
Good contrast, with overall warm toning and slight fading towards the edges. A few small spots and light surface marks; small losses to the corners; light creasing along the edges. Verso with foxing along the lower edge, the image showing through, and tape remnants at the corners. No tears.
Keywords
Italy, Naples, Sorrento, Campania, folk costume, portrait, woman, studio photography, albumen print, Giorgio Sommer
Title
Albumen photograph of a young woman in Sorrento costume, Naples, c.1895
Summary
Large studio portrait of a young woman from the Naples area in traditional Sorrento costume, standing beside a balustrade before a painted landscape backdrop. Numbered "11620" on the recto and in pencil on the verso. The number and format are consistent with the Giorgio Sommer studio in Naples; attribution unconfirmed.
Description
Full-length portrait of a young woman standing three-quarters, her left hand resting on a turned-baluster balustrade and a small flower in her right hand. She wears a headdress trimmed with lace and hanging ribbons, drop earrings, a multi-strand bead necklace, a white blouse with puffed sleeves, a dark velvet bodice laced with ribbons, a white apron and a long satin skirt with a broad velvet band and trimmed hem. Studio setting with a painted backdrop of trees, mountains and a fountain with putti, and an artificial grass floor.
Recto: number "11620" in a small white cartouche, lower left. Verso: in pencil, "11620", with a crossed-out number below; remnants of adhesive tape at all four corners.
Photographer
Attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Naples
Period
Circa 1890–1900
Technique
Albumen print; unmounted
Country of origin
Italy
Dimensions
20 × 25 cm
Condition
Good contrast, with overall warm toning and slight fading towards the edges. A few small spots and light surface marks; small losses to the corners; light creasing along the edges. Verso with foxing along the lower edge, the image showing through, and tape remnants at the corners. No tears.
Keywords
Italy, Naples, Sorrento, Campania, folk costume, portrait, woman, studio photography, albumen print, Giorgio Sommer
Details
Date of print
1880
Artist
Giorgio Sommer
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Title of artwork
Albumen photograph of a young woman in Sorrento costume, Naples, c.1895
Condition
Original State
Technique
Albumen paper process
Height
25 cm
Width
20 cm
Signature
Not signed
Genre
Portrait
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