Giorgio Sommer
Bersagliere (Italian infantry soldier)

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Artist Giorgio Sommer Italian, born Germany, 1834–1914

CultureItalian

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Bersagliere (Italian infantry soldier)

Date1880s

MediumAlbumen silver print with applied color

DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in. (24.5 × 19.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 11/16 in. (25.1 × 19.6 cm)
Mat (support): 13 × 10 3/16 in. (33 × 25.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern

Object number2020.12

Non exposé

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionThough Giorgio Sommer was born in Germany, his entire photographic career was centered in Italy, where he opened a studio in Naples that flourished for a half century. This photograph depicts a Neapolitan Bersagliere, a member of the Royal Italian Army. This elite corps of sharpshooters relied on the plume of feathers on their hat to provide shade for their shooting eye. The careful hand coloring of the print emphasizes the feathers and other distinctive elements of this proud hero’s uniform.
Provenance[Stewart & Skeels, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

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