Edmondo Behles

Edmondo Behles
Born	Edmund Behles (1841-07-21)July 21, 1841 Frankfurt am Main, German Confederation
Died	November 23, 1921(1921-11-23) (aged 80) Rome, Italy
Nationality	German
Occupation	Photographer
Known for	Views of Rome and antiquities; Sommer & Behles studio

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.

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. ^{[1] [2]} His photographs focus on vedute of Rome and Naples, archaeological sites and reproductions of classical statuary. ^[3]

Poster of the Sommer & Behles company

Collections

Works by Sommer & Behles are held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, ^[4] the Städel Museum, ^[3] and the Toledo Museum of Art. ^[5]

References

1. "In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842–1871 (labels PDF)" (PDF). Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
2. McGuigan, John F. (2023-02-14), "5. The 1860s", In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842–1871, Penn State University Press, pp. 51–70, doi:10.1515/9780271094304-008/pdf, ISBN   978-0-271-09430-4 , retrieved 2025-09-09
3. "Edmondo Behles". Digital Collection. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
4. "Forum Romanum preso dal Campidoglio (Roma) - Sommer & Behles". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
5. "Edmondo Behles". emuseum.toledomuseum.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.