The Erechtheion. A caryatid with entablature, restored by Leon Ginain
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
"Veduta dell’ Arco di Tito" 1760
Etching
To fully enjoy the work watch in better quality
"Veduta dell’ Arco di Tito" 1760
Etching
To fully enjoy the work watch in better quality
Ancient capital in Santa Maria in Trastevere by Paul Bigot, Grand Prix de Rome 1900
"Athena of Velletri"
1st century Roman copies of a lost Greek bronze, possibly a bronze of c. 430 BC by Kresilas
1st century Roman copies of a lost Greek bronze, possibly a bronze of c. 430 BC by Kresilas
Temple of Mars Ultor
elevation, restored by Julien Guadet, Grand Prix de Rome,1864
elevation, restored by Julien Guadet, Grand Prix de Rome,1864
Temple of Mars Ultor
perspective of corinthian capital, restored by Hector d'Espouy
perspective of corinthian capital, restored by Hector d'Espouy
Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Architectural fantasy with Roman ruins, n.d.
Architectural fantasy with Roman ruins, n.d.
Pentelic marble caryatid from the Erechtheion. This is one of six caryatids that held up the roof of the Erechtheion. She wears a peplos pinned on each shoulder. Her hair is braided and falls in a thick rope down her back. She probably held a sacrificial.