Pompeii: The Oil Merchant’s Shop, after 1873

Title

Pompeii: The Oil Merchant’s Shop

Photographer

• Giorgio Sommer

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography
• travel photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links auf der Fotografie: Duckschriftzeile: 1286 POMPEI.
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts auf der Fotografie: Druckschriftzeile: G. Sommer - Napoli

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto unten links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: 30. XI. 1887

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• architecture

Main Motif

• Italy
• Pompeii
• mural
• ruin

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Aulus Umbricius Scaurus

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)
• 61E(POMPEI) names of cities and villages (POMPEI)
• 41A54 fence, wall, paling
• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture
• 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase

Secondary

• 22C8 shadow
• 47G52 stone ~ building material