Title
The Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos (Tower of the Winds) in Athens. The Acropolis in the background. The person standing at the entrance of the monument with his back turned is Seikh Mustafa, chief of the order of Whirling Dervishes, who used the monument as their tekije (dervish lodge). The image also depicts an woman from affluent family promenading with her daughters and maidservant.
Alternative Title
Vue de la Tour des Vents, dans l'état où elle est aujourd'hui, prise d'une croisée de la maison de Mudeerese Effendi.
Date
1808
Bibliographic Citation
STUART, James / REVETT, Nicholas. Les Antiquités d’Athènes, mesurées et dessinées par J. Stuart and N. Revett, peintres et architectes. Ouvrage traduit de l’Anglais, par L.F.F.…, vol. Ι, Paris, Firmin Didot, 1808.
Area/Place
Greece
Attica
Athens
Subject
Art and antiquities
Social sphere and everyday life
Collection
Hellenic Library - Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation