Robert Rive

Robert Rive was a 19th century photographer that was born in Great Britain but developed most of his work in Italy. After several years working in this country he changed his name to Roberto Rive.Main collections of his work are the photos from Pompei and Rome in the 1860/70's.Rive exhibited at the "10th Annual Exhibition of the Photographie".

Photography

Robert Rive worked as a topographical and portrait photographer from the beginning of the 1860's until 1889 in Naples [ [http://getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500018654 Jean Paul Getty Museum] ] . In 1867, he took part at the Exposition Universelle of Paris. His studio produced views and stereographs of many Italian cities.He took photographs of monuments of Naples, Pompei, Sorrento, Capri, Amalfi and monuments of Sicily. He also tooks photographs of cities as Florence, Pisa, Siena, Rome and Genova. He held studios in Naples, Palazzo Serracapriola, Palazzo Lieti [Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Photography by John Hannavy] .

"Giorgio Sommer and Robert Rive began a systematic census of the monuments and daily life, in an amazing collection that provided information on Campania and Sicily" [From [http://www.senato.it/documenti/repository/eventi/med/pagina06.htm Senato della Repubblica] ]

He also patented a photosensitive paper used in Southern Italy.

Artwork Holders

* [http://www.museodiroma.comune.roma.it/PalazzoBraschi/ Museo di Roma]
*Jean Paul Getty Museum
*Musée D'Orsay

External links

* [http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/search/results.html?_creators=ULAN32638&display=Rive%2c+Roberto Art and Architecture images]
* [http://photocollection.alonsorobisco.es/pompei_samples.htm Images of Pompei]
* [http://getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=&role=&nation=&subjectid=500018654 Getty Museum record]

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