Giorgio Sommer
Bersagliere (Italian infantry soldier)

Bersagliere (Italian infantry soldier)

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Bersagliere (Italian infantry soldier)
ArtistItalian, born Germany, 1834–1914
CultureItalian
Titles
  • 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
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
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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