Art and antiquities (4912 Subjects)
Head of the sculpture of Nike from the western pediment of the Parthenon. The head was taken off the temple at the orders of Francesco Morosini, and carried off to Venice in 1687.
Cecrops and his daughter Pandrosos: Sculpture complex from the western pediment of the Parthenon.
Slab VI from the northern frieze of the Parthenon: Panathenaea procession.
Slab II from the northern frieze of the Parthenon: Panathenaea procession.
The Parthenon in 1687, after being blown up by the army of Francisco Morosini.
Reconstruction of the eastern pediment of the Parthenon: Birth of goddess Athena.
Reconstruction of the western pediment of the Parthenon: Strife of Athena and Poseidon.
Thermopylae, engraving by Edward Lear, 1853
Areos street, Plaka quarter, Athens. On the right, the Library of Hadrian. July 1854.
Fête to officers of the English and French forces, and the Greek army and Navy, in the Acropolis during the British-French occupation of Athens and Piraeus in 1854-57. July 1854
Temple of Aphaia, Aegina island, 1861.
The temple of Olympian Zeus, the Arch of Hadrian anf the Acropolis. In the background, Philopappus Hill and monument. In the foreground, the spring of Callirrhoe on Ilissus river. Painting by Harry Johnson.
View of Acropolis from Pnyx Hill, 1863.
Roman statue of goddess Athena, discovered at Kissamos, Chania.
Statue of Roman Emperor discovered at the remains of the ancient theater at Kissamos, Chania.
The plain of Marathon and the Acropolis (composition). The temple of the Olympian Zeus, in the background.
Panoramic view of Athens. On the left, a part of the railway line Piraeus-Athens-Peloponnese. In the background, on the right, the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaestus. In the background centre, the Royal Palace (today Parliament of Greece).
“Found at Naxos”. A peasant of Naxos island shows the monks an ancient Greek statue he has discovered. Painting by Henry Wallis.
The temple of Poseidon at Sounion, 1870.
Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII of England) watches the illumination of the Acropolis of Athens, 1877.
Alexandra Princess of Wales and Olga of Greece promenading at the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), March 1877. In the background, the temple of Olympian Zeus.
Alexandra Princess of Wales promenading in the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), during her visit to Athens in 1877. In the background, from left to right, the temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch and the Acropolis.
Alexandra Princess of Wales promenading in the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), during her visit to Athens in 1877. In the background, the Acropolis.
A drunken man returns to his home the morning after the last night of the Carnival, Athens, 1877.
Portrait of Heinrich Schliemann, 1877. Ancient swastika symbol discovered in Troy.
Fragmetns from the archeological findings at Mycenae.
Plan of the excavation site of Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae Acropolis. Plan of the Acropolis of Mycenae.
1, 2: Plan and section of the Tholos Tomb of Mycenae or Treasury of Atreus. 3, 4: Mycenean tombs at Grave Circle A of Mycenae.
1. The golden funerary mask known as Mask of Atreus, discovered at Mycenae. 2. The Bull of Mycenae. 3, 4. Golden votive offerings from Mycenae. 5, 6. Golden jewellery from Mycenae.
General view of the Acropolis of Mycenae.