Carlo Rossetti (1876–1948) was the second Italian consul to Korea, serving from November 1902 to May 1903. Before being posted to the consulate in Seoul, he was a lieutenant in the Italian Royal Navy. While in Korea, he took photographs of Korean people in various capacities, the first such produced by a Westerner according to Lucio Izzo, director of the Italian Cultural Institute.[1] Upon his return to Italy in 1904, he wrote and talked about his time in Korea.[2][3]
Publications by Rossetti
edit- Corea e coreani : impressioni e ricerche sull'impero del Gran Han. Bergamo : Istituto d'arti grafiche, 1904-1905
- Lettere dalla Corea : Cenni sulle istituzioni ed i commerci di quell'impero / Canavis (Carlo Rossetti) Livorno : R. Giusti, 1904
References
edit- ^ Iglauer, Philip, "Photo exhibition shows Koreans of 100 years ago," Korea Times, April 23, 2012, p. 8.
- ^ Iglauer, Philip, "Photo exhibition shows Koreans of 100 years ago," Korea Times, April 23, 2012, p. 8.
- ^ http://edizioni.fotografiafestival.it/2003/sezioni/dett_mostre.asp?lng=Inglese&id=553&nome=La%20Corea%20e%20i%20coreani%20agli%20inizi%20del%20900.%20Immagini%20dalla%20collezione%20fotografica%20di%20Carlo%20Rossetti&tipo=[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Selected photographs: http://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/Rossetti/photos.htm
- http://ideas0419.tistory.com/