Print Specifics:
- Type of print: Intaglio, steel engraving - SCARCE original antique print
- Year of printing: not indicated in the print, actual: 1857
- Publisher: Dr. E.A. Menzel, Osterreichischen Lloyd, Triest
- Condition: 2-3 (1.
Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Small brownish spots, mostly in the top third of the print. Pls. examine the photo for extent.
- Dimensions: 8 x 10.5 inches (20 x 26.5 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image.
- Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)
- Reverse side: Blank
- Notes: 1.
Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background
on which the print was photographed. 2. Print detail is much sharper
than the photo of the print.
Narrative:
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citadel of ancient Athens is traditionally referred to as the
Acropolis. Built on a limestone hill about 500 ft high, it dominates
the city and houses the remains of some of the finest extant examples
of classical architecture. Included are remains of the Parthenon, a
Doric temple; the Propylaea, a monumental marble gateway on the west
and the main entrance to the Acropolis; the Erechtheum, a temple famous
for perfect detail; and the Temple of Athena Nike. These masterpieces
were built in the Golden Age of Athens during the reign of Pericles.
Later damaged and neglected, some of the buildings were gradually
restored after the Greek monarchy was established in 1833. The
Propylaea, the matchless entryway into the Acropolis, was the only
opening in the surrounding wall. Just in front of it and to the left is
the 27-foot-high pedestal for the thank offering to Agrippa, the
victor of the Battle of Actium, who interceded for Athens, which had
supported the loser, Mark Antony. To the right was the temple of
Athena Nike (Giver of Victory), 27 feet long and 18 1/2 feet wide,
which stood untouched until the Turks demolished it in 1686 to use
the stones as defenses against the Venetians.
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