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I. Aetna over Taormina In the Land of the Temples (1915)

“For years I wanted to make this drawing—and for days after I reached Taormina I had to wait before I could make it: for a curtain of mist hung over the sea and land. Then suddenly in all its glory t [...]

Keywords: temples, mountains, sketches, ruins, colour

Places shown: Taormina; Messina; Sicily; Italy

Added: 2003-12-14

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II. The Theatre, Segesta In the Land of the Temples (1915)

“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 scarc [...]

Keywords: temples, mountains, amphitheatres, sketches, ruins, ancient greek remains, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Segesta; Trapani; Sicily; Italy

Added: 2003-12-14

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III. The Temple Over the Canyon, Segesta In the Land of the Temples (1915)

“Everyone advised me to go to Segesta, and I am glad I wemt, but I should never have known how wonderfully the Greeks made architectural compositions if I had not seen the Grand Canyon. There I saw N [...]

Keywords: temples, ruins, hills, mountains, sketches, ancient greek remains, colour

Places shown: Segesta; Trapani; Sicily; Italy

Added: 2004-01-05

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IV. From Temple to Temple, Girgenti In the Land of the Temples (1915)

‘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 temple the focus of a [...]

Keywords: ruins, temples, sketches, trees, ancient greek remains, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Girgenti Girgenti; Sicily; Italy

Added: 2004-01-05

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V. The Columns of Castor and Pollux, Girgenti In the Land of the Temples (1915)

“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)

Keywords: ruins, temples, hills, trees, sketches, colour

Places shown: Girgenti Girgenti; Sicily; Italy

Added: 2004-01-05

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VI. Sunrise Behind the Temple of Concord, Girgenti In the Land of the Temples (1915)

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 [...]

Keywords: ruins, temples, sunrises, greek architecture, pillars, columns, sunrises, sketches, greyscale

Places shown: Girgenti Girgenti; Sicily

Added: 2011-01-25

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XXXII The Temple of Nike From Mars Hill, Athens In 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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