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The Erechtheum

Joseph Pennell

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts an ancient ruin, a classical building surrounded by scattered ruins and pillars. There are faint outlines of more ruins or landscape features in the middle distance. The drawing style uses a mix of fine and bold pencil strokes for texture on the stone surfaces and environment. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of gray for depth and detail. The sky in the distance is rendered in soft, blurry strokes contrasted with the sharper lines of the architecture and rubble in the foreground.

Artwork Details

Date
1913
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
3243 × 4149 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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