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Giacomo Brogi (6 April 1822 – 29 November 1881) was an Italian
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1822 births 1881 deaths Photographers from Florence Pioneers of photography Architectural photographers {{italy-photographer-stub
Giacomo Brogi (6 April 1822 – 29 November 1881) was an Italian photographer
A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs.
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Giacomo Brogi created his first studio in Corso Tintori, in Florence
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in 1864. He began traveling around Italy and later traveled to the Middle East in 1868 including Palestine
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and Syria
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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
*"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 Brogi Giacomo own book of hours was found in London 1987 600 gilt pages from Florence,External links
Union_List_of_Artists_Names,_s.v._"Brogi,_Giacomo",_cited_7_February
_2006.html" ;"title="7 February">Union List of Artists Names, s.v. "Brogi, Giacomo", cited 7 February
2006">7 February">Union List of Artists Names, s.v. "Brogi, Giacomo", cited 7 February
2006br>George Eastman House Images
1822 births 1881 deaths Photographers from Florence Pioneers of photography Architectural photographers {{italy-photographer-stub