Two art photos of portraits housed in Florence museums and lightly attached, back to back, on cardboard.
One shows the head of Piero de' Medici in the Palazzo Riccardi, Florence. The print has the embossed signature stamp of "Borgi" bottom left - see below
On the reverse is the image of Papa Leone X with Cardinal Giulio de'Medici and Luigi de'Rossi as seen in the Galleria Pitti, Florence. The print has the embossed stamp of "BROGI Firenze-Napoli"
Good condition - both have been glued to stiff cardboard backing. Unfortunately I know nothing about photos so cannot date them or better describe their origin except they were part of a London print dealer's stock of antique prints.
Image size 10 x 7 inches
Giacomo Brogi
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Giacomo Brogi (6 April 1822 – 29 November 1881) was an Italian photographer.
Giacomo Brogi created his first studio in Corso Tintori, in Florence in 1864. He began traveling around Italy and later traveled to the Middle East in 1868 including Palestine, Egypt and Syria. Brogi was associated with the Photographic Society of Italy. The factory was located on the Lungarno delle Grazie, 15, in Florence. There were shops located:
- Florence. Via Tornabuoni 1.
- Naples. Via Chiatamone 19 bis.
- Rome. Via del Corso 419.
After death, his son Carlo continued his photographic work.
Further reading[edit]
- "Catalogo delle fotografie pubblicate dalla ditta Giacomo Brogi, fotografo editore. Italia settentrionale: pitture, vedute, sculture, etc." Firenze: Brogi, 1926.
- "Catalogo delle fotografie pubblicate da Giacomo Brogi. Pitture, vedute, sculture, ecc. Napoli e Campania. Roma e Lazio. Sicilia, Bologna, Rimini, etc." Firenze: 1912