Caption

Temple of Athena Nikè on the Acropolis of Athens, Victoire aptère, page, photomechanical print, Athens, cliché maker: Dujardin, printer (person): Chardon-Wittmann, c. 1880 - in or before 1890, photographer, printer (person), Athene, Periféreia Protevoúsis, paper, photoaquatint, height 145 mm x width 215 mm, ruin of a building, architecture, temple, shrine, Greek religion, Acropolis, Temple of Athena Nikè, A stone structure with fluted columns and carved capitals stands on a stepped base, showing weathered blocks and worn surfaces; fragments of sculpted relief sit along the top edge, and broken stones and rubble lie around the base and interior; a partial statue or draped figure is visible among the ruins inside the columned space; a tall vertical stone wall is visible to the right, and a distant, hazy landscape stretches behind the ruins under a pale sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A98_336

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Rights managed

Available size

45.3Mb (10.4Mb) / 15.1in x 11.7in / 4515 x 3504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Temple Athena Nikè Acropolis Athens Victoire aptère page photomechanical print cliché maker Dujardin printer person Chardon-Wittmann c 1880 - 1890 photographer Athene Periféreia Protevoúsis paper photoaquatint height 145 mm x width 215 mm ruin building architecture temple shrine Greek religion stone structure fluted columns carved capitals stands stepped base showing weathered blocks worn surfaces fragments sculpted relief sit top edge broken stones rubble lie base interior partial statue draped figure visible ruins inside columned space tall vertical stone wall right distant hazy landscape stretches ruins under pale sky