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Giorgio Sommer — Plaster Cast of Body, Pompeii
Giorgio Sommer

Plaster Cast of Body, Pompeii

1880

Sommer's documentation of Pompeii's tragic human forms reflects 19th-century archaeological photography's dual role in scientific recording and emotional storytelling.

Medium
Albumen print

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Giorgio Sommer, Plaster Cast of Body, Pompeii, 1880

Sommer's documentation of Pompeii's tragic human forms reflects 19th-century archaeological photography's dual role in scientific recording and emotional storytelling.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1880
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Pompeii, Document, Albumen Print, Artifact, Archaeological, Photograph, Historical, Death, Italian, Sepia

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