View of Piraeus from the Monument of Philopappos

Dateca. 1860

MediumAlbumen print [from a paper negative]

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William Knight Zewadski

Dimensions10 11/16 x 15 in. (27.1 x 38.1 cm)

Object number1991.012.252

Label TextIn the distance across the Attic plain, the tall masts of sailing ships moored at the port of Piraeus are just barely discernible. The Monument of Philopappos on the "Hill of the Muses" southwest of the Acropolis was a favorite spot for early photographers to capture panoramic views in all directions. The monument, erected between AD 114 and 116, was the elaborately ornamented tomb of a Syrian prince who became a citizen of Athens and was a great benefactor to the city.
Exhibition HistoryThe Camera and Antiquity, Michael C. Carlos Museum, June 22 - October 24, 1993
The Eye of Greece: Athens in Nineteenth-Century Photographs, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 25 - November 24, 2004
In Search of Noble Marbles: The Earliest Travelers to Greece. Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 9, 2017

ProvenanceEx coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States.

Status

Not on view

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