Painting, "Parthenon, Athens, from the Northwest (Illuminated Night View)", April 1869
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1917
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- Object ID: 18200507
- Accession Number: 1917-4-671
- Acquired: 1917
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2BhnR/
- Painting, "Parthenon, Athens, from the Northwest (Illuminated Night View)", April 1869. April 1869. Brush and oil paint over black chalk on thin cream board. Gift of Louis P. Church. 1917-4-671.
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- Artist: Frederic Edwin Church
The Parthenon viewed at night from the south is lit ariticially from within the structure (by fireworks?).
This painting is brush and oil paint over black chalk on thin cream board. Its dimensions are: 32.8 x 41.4 cm (12 15/16 x 16 5/16 in.).
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