Edmond Behles
Edmondo Behles (21 July 1841 – 23 November 1921) was a German photographer. He is especially known for his photographic studio known as Sommer and Behles in Rome, and for his work depicting city views, ancient monuments, and classical sculptures.
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Edmond Behles
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- Name
- Edmondo Behles
- Birth Name
- Edmund Behles
- Born
- 21 July 1841
- Birthplace
- Frankfurt am Main, German Confederation
- Died
- 23 November 1921
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Known for
- Views of Rome and antiquities; Sommer & Behles studio
- Nationality
- Germany · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- German
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Edmondo Behles (21 July 1841 – 23 November 1921) was a German photographer. He is especially known for his photographic studio known as Sommer and Behles in Rome, and for his work depicting city views, ancient monuments, and classical sculptures.
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Edmond Behles (1841–1921) was a painter and photographer, of German and Italian nationality. The painter was born in Stuttgart and died in Rome. Edmond Behles was a member of Sommer & Behles and worked in Rome.
Languages used include German. Works are held at Museo del Prado, Netherlands Photo Museum and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.
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The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome. Work by Edmond Behles is recorded in the collections of Netherlands Photo Museum, Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museo del Prado and J. Paul Getty Museum.
Edmond Behles (1841-1924) - " Tivoli - Cave of Neptune and Temple of Vesta ". Catalogue #: 1053.
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Identificatie Titel(s): Gezicht op het Castello Aragonese bij Ischia. Castello d'Ischia (titel op object). Catania (serietitel op object)
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• Name — Edmondo Behles • Birth Name — Edmund Behles • Born — 21 July 1841 • Birthplace — Frankfurt am Main, German Confederation • Died — 23 November 1921 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Photographer • Known for — Views of Rome and antiquities; Sommer & Behles studio
Career
Career
Behles settled in Rome by the late 1850s and worked at the partnership with photographer Giorgio Sommer operated through the early 1870s and sold prints. His photographs focus on vedute of Rome and Naples, archaeological sites and reproductions of classical statuary. • Illustration — Poster of the Sommer & Behles company
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1841
Edmond Behles born at Stuttgart.
1921
Edmond Behles died at Rome.
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Stuttgart.
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Works by Sommer & Behles are held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Städel Museum, and the Toledo Museum of Art.
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- 1.Bowdoin College Museum of Art. In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842–1871 (labels PDF).
- 2.McGuigan, John F. In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842–1871. Penn State University Press. 51–70. 2023-02-14. 978-0-271-09430-4.
- 3.Edmondo Behles. Digital Collection.
- 4.Forum Romanum preso dal Campidoglio (Roma) – Sommer & Behles. Google Arts & Culture.
- 5.Edmondo Behles. emuseum.toledomuseum.org.
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Netherlands Photo Museum, Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Museo del Prado
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