Items in or near Greece (results page 1)

St. John in the Isle of Patmos.Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

Saint John the Evangelist is shown writing onto sheets of paper with a large eagle behind him; a staff and pouch are at his side, and he wears animal skins and sandals. He hasa long white beard. May [...]

Keywords: people, saints, religion, beards, writing, greyscale

Places shown: Patmos; Greece

Added: 2009-12-12

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Greek family returning from the harvest.La Civilizacion (1881)

Família Griega volviendo de la vendimia Here we see two adults and a child, all barefoot and the child bare-shuldered and bare-legged. The woman in front carries leaves; the child plays twin pipes; a [...]

Keywords: people, children, animals, oxen, men, women, costumes, ancient greece, bare feet, trees, forests, water, streams, rocks, colour

Places shown: Greece

Added: 2019-02-23

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Greek dances after a meal.La Civilizacion (1881)

Canzas Griegas despues de la Comida. Here we see a laurel-wreathed man seated on a chair, next to a table with horses’ legs; behind him someone is standing clapping. In the background three barefoot w [...]

Keywords: dancing, dancers, people, women, costumes, ancient greece, men, wreaths, interiors, colour

Places shown: Greece

Added: 2019-02-01

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The Parthenon.Elements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1825)

The engraving (probably a wood-cut) features a fairly rough drawing of the Parthenon; it was presumably made from a drawing from no later than the early 1800s. There is no credit to any artist that I [...]

Keywords: temples, ruins, views, religion, pillars, columns, architecture, ancient greek remains, ancient greece, greyscale

Places shown: Athens; Greece

Added: 2016-11-11

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XXXII The Temple of Nike From Mars Hill, AthensIn the Land of the Temples (1915)

“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, in ruin, than ever it [...]

Keywords: ruins, temples, hills, views, sketches, ancient greece, ancient greek remains, greyscale

Places shown: Athens; Greece

Added: 2006-03-16

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