File:The Temple of the Olympian Zeus and the Acropolis in Athens in 1830.jpg
From Gerald R. Lucas
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Summary
anonymous: View of Athens from the Ilissus
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| Title |
View of Athens from the Ilissus |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||
| Description |
This particular view of Athens was taken from the Ilissus, formerly the principal river of Athens. The location was very appealing to the educated visitor of Athens in the 18th and 19th centuries, because it had inspired Plato's Dialogue Phaedrus. |
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| Date | circa 1830 | ||||||||
| Medium | oil on paper mounted on cardboard | ||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 35.3 cm (13.8 in); width: 52.7 cm (20.7 in) | ||||||||
| Object history | sold at Christie's, London, 2 Jul 2013, sale 8996, lot 708 | ||||||||
| References | Christie's, London | ||||||||
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Christie's file:///C:/Users/user/Desktop/video%20rights/image%2031%20-%20dn%20-%20-%20Christies/English%20School,%20circa%201820.html |
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