Robert Julius Rive was a Prussian-born photographer that opened his studio in Naples around the 1850s. After several years working in this country he changed his name to Roberto Rive. Rive conducted a series of systematic photographic campaigns around Italy. The main collections of his work are the photos from Pompei and Rome in the 1860s and 1870s. After his death in 1868, his brother Julius Otto took over the studio until 1888.
Photography
Robert Rive worked as a topographical and portrait photographer from the beginning of the 1860s until 1889 in Naples.J. 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 took photographs of cities such as Florence, Pisa, Siena, Rome and Genoa. 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 Senato della Repubblica
He also patented a photosensitive paper used in Southern Italy.
Gallery
Artwork Holders J. Paul Getty Museum Musée d'Orsay Museo di Romahttp://www.museodiroma.comune.roma.it/PalazzoBraschi
References
External links
Art and Architecture images Images of Pompei Getty Museum record