Parthenon, Inside

Themistocles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

The image shows ancient ruins, possibly a Greek temple, viewed from ground level leading towards large columns ahead. The horizon is at eye level, with the temple standing against rolling hills and distant clouds.… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Themistocles von Eckenbrecher ¹
Date: 1890 ¹
Medium: pen and black ink and watercolor over black chalk and touches of graphite heightened with gray ¹
Original: 4,162 × 3,261 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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Magazine “The Illustrated Football,” II, no. 47, 23 November 1932, p. 16

The image depicts a landscape with a sepia-toned palette. The viewpoint is from ground level, showing a wooded scene with a clearing or slope on the left and tree-filled horizon. The sky is cloudy with wispy…

No. 289.—Sculpture of North Wing of Capitol, Washington, DC, Andrew Joseph Russell

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