Grèce, Les Propylées à Athènes (Greece, The Propylaea in Athens)

1839–1841

Pierre-Gustave Joly

Associated Names
Pierre-Gustave Joly

Artist, French, 1798 - 1865

The image displays a classical ruin with standing and fallen columns. The columns are arranged irregularly, some still upright while others are decaying on the ground. The horizon is visible above the ruins, showing a distant landscape. The detailing in the image shows textures of stonework and weathered surfaces. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of grayscale. The lack of vibrant colors accentuates the contrast and form of the architectural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.5 × 20.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 × 40.2 cm (11 1/4 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.1

  • Volume Title

    Excursions Daguerriennes / Vues et Monuments les plus Remarquables du Globe

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lisa Tao Fine Arts, London); Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO, 2016; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper center above image printed in black ink: GRÈCE; lower left: Daguerréotype Lerebours.; lower center: Imp. de Bougeard.; lower center: LES PROPYLÉES À ATHÈNES.; lower right: Riffaut. sc.; bottom left: RITTNER & GOUPIL, Boulevd. Montmartre, 15.; bottom center: PUBLIÉ PAR / N.P. LEREBOURS, Place du Pont-Neuf 13.; bottom right: Hr. BOSSANGE, Quai Voltaire, 11.

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