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

c. 1870

Giorgio Sommer

Associated Names
Giorgio Sommer

Artist, Italian, born Germany, 1834 - 1914

The image shows a collection of sculptures in an ancient, partly ruined courtyard. A classical statue of a human figure is positioned atop a small staircase within an arched alcove. The statue is light in color and made of marble. Surrounding it are several secondary sculptures on pedestals. Sculpted head figures are mounted on columns at each side of the staircase. The setting includes weathered stone walls with remnants of plaster and faded frescoes. The statues are relatively small compared to the tall walls behind them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    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.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.129

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left printed in negative: No. 1221. Casa di Marco Lucrezio. (Pompei)

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