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Panorama toward Athens from the Garden of Aphrodite

1818

Joseph Thürmer

Associated Names

Joseph Thürmer

Artist, German, 1798 - 1833

The image is a pencil drawing featuring a panoramic landscape view of rolling hills. The horizon is high, showing distant mountains with a temple-like structure on a central hill. The drawing uses fine lines to depict terrain and vegetation details, with a monochromatic color palette emphasizing texture and form.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Le Claire
Dimensions

overall: 33.8 x 94.9 cm (13 5/16 x 37 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2002.59.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Daxer and Marschall, Munich, and Jean-François Heim); (Thomas LeClaire, London); gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Thomas le Claire Kunsthandel

Wikidata ID

Q64591443

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