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Guido Rey's composed Greek and Roman classical compositions in the Pictorialist style, researching the Pompeii excavations and visiting the museums of Naples in order to insure accuracy in his depictions. Called "without a doubt the best Italian art photographer" by a contemporary, Rey began to make composite images based on Old Master painters, particularly in the Dutch School style of Pieter de Hooch and Jan Vermeer. After Rey made a business trip to the United States, Alfred Stieglitz published his photographs in the influential journal Camera Work in 1908.