Caption

View of the Acropolis of Athens, Acropole-côté S, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Propylées, Asklépiéion', Athens, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Chardon-Wittmann, c. 1880 - in or before 1890, photographer, printer (person), Periféreia Protevoúsis, paper, photoaquatint, height 146 mm x width 213 mm, Print on frontispiece., city-view in general, 'veduta', Akropolis, A wide sepia-toned photograph of an elevated rocky plateau topped by ancient stone ruins, showing rows of tall columns and rectangular structures along the plateau edge, with steep rocky slopes descending to a lower terrace that contains a long series of arched stone openings and scattered ruined walls; in front of the terrace there are small trees aligned along a pathway and cultivated plots with furrowed earth and low ridges, while the foreground shows open textured fields and a deep cutaway of earth; distant rounded hills form the background under a pale sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A98_317

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.3Mb (11.8Mb) / 15.1in x 12.2in / 4533 x 3648 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Acropolis Athens Acropole-côté S page photomechanical print inscription Propylées Asklépiéion cliché maker Dujardin printer person Chardon-Wittmann c 1880 - 1890 photographer Periféreia Protevoúsis paper photoaquatint height 146 mm x width 213 mm Print frontispiece city-view general veduta Akropolis wide sepia-toned photograph elevated rocky plateau topped ancient stone ruins showing rows tall columns rectangular structures plateau edge steep rocky slopes descending lower terrace contains long series arched stone openings scattered ruined walls front terrace small trees aligned pathway cultivated plots furrowed earth low ridges foreground open textured fields deep cutaway earth distant rounded hills form background under pale sky