Sketches of the Ionian Islands
This rare album of the Gennadius Library is comprised of watercolours showing remarkable locations at the town of Corfu and surrounding area. The drawings date from the 1830's and their creator is unknown. Pencil-written notes on each watercolour specify the subject-matter of each drawing. Several of the paintings are in colour, and others in sepia.
The album also includes some views of Ioannina and the coast of modern-day Albania opposite Corfu. The artist renders his subject with realism,. Both the serene landscape of the island with its rich vegetation, and the built environment, mainly Venetian architecture, convey a sense of tranquility. Human figures in snapshots of everyday life add vividness to the compositions and offer a precious testimony on traditional costume.
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
Sketches of the Ionian Islands - Ionian islands
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View of Sarantari bastion, with the triple gun battery (tre pozzi), Corfu (1839).
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Street near the country house of British consul Taylor, close to Kanoni, Corfu.
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View of the church of Panagia of Vlachernae and the pass of Pantaleone, Corfu.
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Cross commemorating the death of a British soldier on the road to Paleokastritsa, Corfu (1840).
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Top; Mantouki, Corfu (1839). Bottom: The view south of the race track of Corfu (1838).
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View of the church of Panagia of Vlachernae and Pontikonisi, Corfu.
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The town of Corfu seen from the chestnut wood on the road to Kombitsi.
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The town of Corfu seen from the chestnut wood on the road to Kato Garouna.
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Entrance to the old town of Corfu. In the background, the Old Fortress.
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The town of Corfu with the Old and New Fortresses as seen from the sea.
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The village of Kastrades (today Garitsa) and the Old Town of Corfu.
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Top: Landscape at Corfu. Bottom: Streetlet at Kynopiastes, Corfu.
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Chalikiopoulou lagoon as seen from Analipsi, Corfu, in 1838.
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Landscape at Kefalomantouko, close to the catholic cemetery of Corfu.
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The village of Analipsi (Ascension), to the south of Mon Repos villa, Corfu.
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Byzantine church of Saints Jason and Sosipater at Garitsa, Corfu.
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Top: Landscape at Lefkada. Bottom: House at Cephalonia, possibly the house of Countess Valsami.
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Top: View of the port of Vathy, Ithaca. Bottom: Port of Paxoi, October 1834.
