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

c. 1870

Giorgio Sommer

Associated Names
Giorgio Sommer

Artist, Italian, born Germany, 1834 - 1914

This is a photograph of an ancient ruin featuring sculptures and stone structures. The image captures a view of an archaeological site with stone pillars, walls, a platform with nude sculptures, small stone statues, and fragments scattered around. In the background, there is a large wall with a textured pattern. The overall tone of the photograph is sepia.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

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Inscriptions

stamped on negative, lower left: 1221.; printed lower left: (Pompei) Casa di Marco Lucrezio; printed lower right: Sommer - Napoli; on verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite: Italy (General)

Wikidata ID

Q64154296

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