Giuseppe Felici
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Giuseppe Felici (born 1839 in Cagli ; died March 12, 1923 in Rome ) was an Italian photographer.
Life
Giuseppe Felici came to Rome at the age of 20 to study the violin at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia . Instead, he turned to the new technique of photography and photographed various views of Rome, in addition to the well-known monuments also in the suburbs. In 1863 he founded a photography studio , Fotografia Felici , in Via di Ripetta .
After portraying some papal Zouaves , Felici was commissioned to make a photographic portrait of Pope Pius IX. and from then on he photographed for the Vatican. At the Vatican exhibition in 1888 he was by Pope Leo XIII. honored with a gold medal. In 1901 he received the title of " Pope's Photographer ".
The Felici company in Via Cola di Rienzo remained the official photographer of the Vatican for the next four generations.
literature
- Francesca Bonetti: Felici, Giuseppe. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 49: Forino – Francesco da Serino. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997.
Web links
- Jesper Storgaard Jensen: Interview with Giuseppe Felici, Fotografia Felici , in: fotoMAGAZIN , September 25, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Felici, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cagli |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1923 |
| Place of death | Rome |