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Mar 7 2011
View of the Flower of Greece, 1836 by August Julius Ahiborn
Academician / German / Greco-Roman / Landscape / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “View of the Flower of Greece” of 1836 by August Julius Ahiborn. This painting by Ahiborn is a copy of the original by Karl Friedrich Schinkel which has been lost. This painting shows ancient Greek workmen constructing a temple capturing when the last block of its frieze is being heaved into place. The Greek inscription quotes Aristotle’s hymn to the virtues of battle. The original painting is 92.5 inches wide and 37 inches high. This masterpiece is in the Alte Nationalgalerie, staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
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