Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914) Spaghetti Eaters, Naples C. 1880 Vintage Albumen Print

The Spaghetti Eaters, Naples

Period albumen print by Giorgio SOMMER

- Format Photo 19 x 25 cm

- Sous passe-partout 40x50cm

"The Spaghetti Eaters" is an iconic photograph by Giorgio Sommer.

This striking image captures a moment of everyday life in Italy: two children, their faces covered in tomato sauce, enthusiastically devour a plate of spaghetti. The scene, both spontaneous and full of life, illustrates with humor and tenderness the simplicity of popular Italian meals at the end of the 19th century.

Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914) was an Italian photographer of German origin.

A great traveler, he made numerous photographs for albums, catalogs and postcards. He worked in Rome, then opened studios in Naples. He photographed Pompeii, but also the streets and architecture of Naples, as well as scenes of daily life (often reproduced in the studio). Together with German photographer Edmund Behles, they became the most prolific photographers of the period.

Sommer was appointed official photographer to King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy.

link to https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/giorgio-sommer-1834-1914-les-mangeurs-de-spaghetti-naples-circa-1880