Art and antiquities (4900 Subjects)
Cecrops and his daughter Pandrosos: Sculpture complex from the western pediment of the Parthenon.
Slab VI from the northern frieze of the Parthenon: Panathenaea procession.
Slab II from the northern frieze of the Parthenon: Panathenaea procession.
The Parthenon in 1687, after being blown up in the explosion caused by the army of Francisco Morosini.
Reconstruction of the eastern pediment of the Parthenon: Birth of goddess Athena.
Reconstruction of the western pediment of the Parthenon: Strife of Athena and Poseidon.
Thermopylae, engraving by Edward Lear.
Areos street, Plaka quarter, Athens. On the right, the Library of Hadrian.
Fête to officers of the English and French forces, and the Greek army and Navy, in the Acropolis during the British-French occupation of Athens and Piraeus in 1854-57.
Temple of Aphaia, Aegina island, 1861.
The temple of Olympian Zeus, the Arch of Hadrian anf the Acropolis. In the background, Philopappus Hill and monument. In the foreground, the spring of Callirrhoe on Ilissus river. Painting by Harry Johnson.
View of Acropolis from Pnyx Hill, 1863.
The plain of Marathon and the Acropolis (composition). The temple of the Olympian Zeus, in the background
Panoramic view of Athens. On the left, a part of the railway line Piraeus-Athens-Peloponnese. In the background on the right, the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaestus. In the background centre, the Royal Palace (today Parliament of Greece).
“Found at Naxos”. A peasant of Naxos island shows the monks an ancient Greek statue he has discovered. Painting by Henry Wallis.
The temple of Poseidon at Sounion, 1870
Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII of England) watches the illumination of the Acropolis of Athens, 1877.
Alexandra Princess of Wales and Olga of Greece promenading at the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), March 1877. In the background, the temple of Olympian Zeus.
Alexandra Princess of Wales promenading in the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), during her visit to Athens in 1877. In the background, from left to right, the temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch and the Acropolis.
Alexandra Princess of Wales promenading in the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), during her visit to Athens in 1877. In the background, the Acropolis.
A drunken man returns to his home the morning after the last night of the Carnival, Athens, 1877.
Portrait of Heinrich Schliemann, 1877. Ancient swastika symbol discovered in Troy.
Fragmetns from the archeological findings at Mycenae.
Plan of the excavation site of Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae Acropolis. Plan of the Acropolis of Mycenae.
1, 2: Plan and section of the Tholos Tomb of Mycenae or Treasury of Atreus. 3, 4: Mycenean tombs at Grave Circle A of Mycenae.
1. The golden funerary mask known as Mask of Atreus, discovered at Mycenae. 2. The Bull of Mycenae. 3, 4. Golden votive offerings from Mycenae. 5, 6. Golden jewellery from Mycenae.
General view of the Acropolis of Mycenae.
View of the excavation site of Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae Acropolis: Funerary monuments.
View of the village of Mycenae. In the background, the acropolis.
The draughtsman of “The Illustrated London News” sketching the Lion Gate of Mycenae.