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Images from In the Land of the Temple by Joseph Pennell (1860 – 1926), 1915
Reproductions of a series of lithographs made by [Pennell] in the land of temples [i.e. Greece], March – June 1913, together with impressions and notes by the artist.
Joseph Pennell died in 1926, more than 75 years ago, so these images are out of copyright, as is the text.
Title: In the Land of the Temples
Published by: William Heinemann
City: London
Date: 1915
Total items: 7
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: VI. Sunrise Behind the Temple of Concord, Girgenti]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/PennellTemples/wm/big/06-Sunrise-behind-the-Temple-of-Concord-Girgenti-q75-154x200.jpg "[picture: VI. Sunrise Behind the Temple of Concord, Girgenti]")
VI. Sunrise Behind the Temple of Concord, Girgenti
The Land of Temples is the land of effects—and they must be seized when they are seen. I had no idea of making this drawing; but as I reached the temple, the sun rose behind it, and I never saw it so huge, so mighty, as that morning. So I drew [...] [more...]
![[picture: II. The Theatre, Segesta]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/PennellTemples/wm/big/02-The-theatre-segesta-267x200.jpg "[picture: II. The Theatre, Segesta]")
“Nothing, not even Taormina, is more magnificent than the set scene of the Theatre; how poor and mean must have been the forgotten mummers! The scene will exist till the end of time—even though scarce anyone climbs the mountain-side and, fagged out, drops in one of the thousands of empty seats hewn in the [...] [more...]
[$]![[picture: IV. From Temple to Temple, Girgenti]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/PennellTemples/wm/big/04-From-temple-to-temple-girgenti-267x200.jpg "[picture: IV. From Temple to Temple, Girgenti]")
IV. From Temple to Temple, Girgenti
‘Not only are the lines of the hills, looking toward the sea, perfect, but the builders of these, as of all the temples, took advantage of the lines in the landscape, making the [more...] [$]
![[picture: V. The Columns of Castor and Pollux, Girgenti]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/PennellTemples/wm/big/05-the-columns-of-castor-and-pollux-girgenti-152x200.jpg "[picture: V. The Columns of Castor and Pollux, Girgenti]")
V. The Columns of Castor and Pollux, Girgenti
“This is not a restoration, but a re-building. The re-builders worked better than they knew, and made a delightful—and popular—subject for every artist who goes to Girgenti.” (p. 5) [more...]
[$]![[picture: XXXII The Temple of Nike From Mars Hill, Athens]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/PennellTemples/wm/big/32-The-Temple-of-Nike-q75-238x200.jpg "[picture: XXXII The Temple of Nike From Mars Hill, Athens]")
XXXII The Temple of Nike From Mars Hill, Athens
“This is the grandest grouping of the Acropolis. The way in which the whole, in solemn square masses, piles up—the temple dominating all—is marvellous. It is finer, I am sure, [...] [more...]
[$]Images from In the Land of the Temple by Joseph Pennell (1860 – 1926), 1915
Reproductions of a series of lithographs made by [Pennell] in the land of temples [i.e. Greece], March – June 1913, together with impressions and notes by the artist.
Joseph Pennell died in 1926, more than 75 years ago, so these images are out of copyright, as is the text.
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