Giacomo Brogi

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Brogi's photo of Chiesa del Carmine in Florence Italy, 1870
Brogi's photo of Chiesa del Carmine in Florence Italy, 1870

Giacomo Brogi (1822 - 1881) was an Italian photographer.

Giacomo Brogi was born on 6 April 1822 and died on 29 November 1881. He started working on photography in 1856. He created his first studio in Corso Tintori, in Rome 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. He held studios in:

  • Florence. Via Tornabuoni 1.
  • Napoli. Via Chiatamone 19 bis.
  • Roma. Via del Corso 419.

After death, his son Carlo continued his photographic work.

[edit] Further reading

  • “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

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