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Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory

c. 1850s–60s

Dimitrios Constantin

(Greek, 1820–1900)
Culture
Greece, 19th century
Medium
albumen print from collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 28.1 x 38.2 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.); Paper: 28.1 x 38.2 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.); Mounted: 47 x 61.8 cm (18 1/2 x 24 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2022.17
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Dimitrios Constantine, who opened a studio in 1858, was probably the second professional photographer in Greece.

Description

Here we see a monument of ancient Greece through the eyes of a nineteenth-century Greek. This temple on the Acropolis in Athens, completed around 420 BC, was dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike, both of whom represented being victorious in war.
A horizontally oriented sepia photograph depicts the Temple of Athena Nike. Centered, four fluted Ionic columns support an ornate frieze of figures. To the right, a weathered stone wall stands. Rubble and broken masonry fill the foreground, leading to background hills under a pale sky. The aged print shows warm tones and dark spots throughout the ruins.

Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory

c. 1850s–60s

Dimitrios Constantin

(Greek, 1820–1900)
Greece, 19th century

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