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View of the sculptures of the now lost Incantadas monument at the southern entrance of the Roman Agora of Thessaloniki. The sculptures were incorporated in the house of a family of Sephardi Jewish merchants. British consul Paradise, who has come to show John Stuart and Nicholas Revett the monument, meets the owner of the house. A young servant offers the consul a cup of coffee while from above the owner's wife reprimands her husband for not having invited the consul to sit before offering him coffee. On the left, a woman who is spinning approaches the travellers. On the right, Stuart and Revett with the young son of the British consul, who is escorted by the consul's dragoman (interpreter).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Author portraits, Britons, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greece, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), James Stuart, Jews, Macedonia, Nicholas Revett, Professions, Roman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Thessaloniki, Travel, Women

Relief from Megali Panagia church, Thessaloniki.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Greece, Macedonia, Thessaloniki

Coins from Macedonia.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coins, Greece, Macedonia

Pnyx: Fig. 1.The plan of the remains on the rock [...]. Fig. 2: Plan of the bema, the public speaking platform . Fig. 3. Profile of the bema.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings, Pnyx

Architectural feature of ancient column.

Tags: Art and antiquities

View of the Stadium Panathenaicum, taken as standing upon the elevated part of the circular end, which is next to the south, and looking down upon it.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Natural environment, Panathenaic Stadium

Plan of the Roman bridge over Ilissus, with the elevation of it next to the south west.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Bridge of Ilissus, Bridges, Greece, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Relief showing an athlete, Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece

Fragment from church in Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece

View of Acrocorinth.

Tags: Acrocorinth, Art and antiquities, Corinthia, Greece, Natural environment, Peloponnese

Temple of Apollo, ancient Corinth: Fig. 1: Capital and architrave of the columns with the step. There were six drops under each triglyph, but all of them broke off, for which reason they could not be measured nor drawn. Fig. 2: Annulets, or listels under the ovolo, full size.

Tags: Ancient Corinth, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Corinth, Corinthia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo (Ancient Corinth)

Temple of Apollo, ancient Corinth: Fig. 1: Elevation of what is supposed to have been the flank of the temple. The modern wall between the columns is inserted in this elevation no measures of the column which formed a part of the pronaos have been found. Fig. 2: Plan of the temple.

Tags: Ancient Corinth, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Corinth, Corinthia, Greece, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Temple of Apollo (Ancient Corinth)

The Tail-Piece is an Isthmian crown, in the center of which is a medallion of Bellerophon watering Pegasus copied from an antique gem.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Corinthia, Greece, Isthmian Games, Mythology, Peloponnese

Coins of ancient Corinth showing Pegasus, Athena, Persephone, and Bellerophon killing Chimaera.

Tags: Ancient Corinth, Art and antiquities, Coins, Corinth, Corinthia, Greece, Peloponnese

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: The central part of the basso relievo under the middle niche; Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and entablature of the curved or principal front. Fig. 2. Section of the capital.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1. The base, capital and architrave of the pilaster, in the back front. Fig. 2. The plan of the capital reversed. Fig. 3. The profile of the capital. Fig. 4. The mouldings of the niches in the curved front.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: The mouldings of the basement, with the base of the Corintihian pilasters.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: A transverse section through the middle of the monument.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Reconstruction of the Monument of Philopappus in Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1: Plan of the basement. Fig. 2: Plan of the part decorated with pilasters and niches.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The monument of Philopappus in Athens. James Stuart, Nicholas Revett, James Dawkins and Robert Wood are studying the monument. The Janissary who escorts them is preparing coffee. A shepherd with his goats. The Saronic gulf in the background.

Tags: Animals, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Coffee, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Goats, Greece, James Dawkins, James Stuart, Monument of Philopappus, Nicholas Revett, Portraits, Robert Wood, Shepherds, Smoking

Coins of Antiochus IV Epiphanes of Commagene and his wife Julia Iotapa.

Tags: Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Art and antiquities, Coins, Coins of Commagene, Julia Iotapa of Commagene, Portraits

Ancient coins of Commagene.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coins, Coins of Commagene

Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni), Athens: Fig. 1. The capital reversed. Fig. 2. The side of the capital. Fig. 3. The section through the front of the capital. Fig. 4. The section through the side of the capital. Fig. 5. The mouldings of the architrave and of the arch.

Tags: Aqueduct of Hadrian /Dexameni (Athens), Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni), Athens: The base, capital and entablature of this building.

Tags: Aqueduct of Hadrian /Dexameni (Athens), Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni), Athens: The plan, elevation and section of this frontispiece.

Tags: Aqueduct of Hadrian /Dexameni (Athens), Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Plans and drawings

Remains of the portico of the reservoir of the Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni) at the foot of Lycabettus hill. Dairy farm belonging to Arvanites. A woman is milking her goat to make kaymak. A man has come on horseback to buy dairy products. A monk of Hagioi Asomatoi monastery is going to town with his donkey which is carrrying olives and wine. Mount Hymettus and Kaisariani monastery in the background.

Ancient marble seat from Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece

Ancient sling pellet and arrows from the bed of ilissus.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Weapons

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and base of the Attic square columns on the upper order. Fig. 2. A section through the capital. Fig. 3. The curve of the abacus; of the capital taken upon the listel under the ovolo. Fig. 4. A section of the architrave, and lacunaria, in the soffit of the niches, with the partition between them, which still remains as low as to the bottom of the capitals. Fig. 5. Half the flower upon the apex of the pediment, in its present state.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and base of the half columns in the upper order of the arch, with the entablature they support. Fig 2. Section through the capital. Fig. 3. Curve of the abacus of the capital, taken on its listel.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1: The front of the capital, and base of the antae that support the arch, with the profile mouldings of the archivolt. Fig. 2: The section through the front of the capital. Fig. 3: Half the lateral face of the capital. Fig: 4. The section of the lateral face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1: Half the front of the pedestals in the lower order. Fig. 2: Half the front of the capital of the antae on the flank of the arch. Fig. 3: A section through the front of the capital. Fig. 4: The plan of half the front face, and half the flank face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. Capital and base of the antae at each extremity of the arch, with the entablature of the lower order of the building, as seen on each front. Fig. 2. A section through the front face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. Section through the centre of the arch, and of the niches. Fig. 2. Elevation of one end of the arch, showing the connection of the columns in the second order.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Elevation of the fronts facing the south-east.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Plan of the upper part of the Arch of Hadrian, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Plan of the lower part of Hadrian's Arch, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Marble altar from the church of Agios Andreas, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Kaisariani Monastery

Marble seats, one of which is from Kaisariani Monastery, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Kaisariani Monastery

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens: A. The base of the external columns, and of that marked F, in Plate II proving it to have been an external column B. The base of the internal columns, of which the plinth is continued, and form a step entirely round the temple. C. The profile of the astragal at the top of the shafts of the columns drawn by the eye from below. D. Plan of a column, with its flutings. E. Profile of the external face of the external architrave. G. Part of the wall of the peribolus on the South side, shewing the angular buttress. H. Section of the same, shewing its inclination, with a buttress in profile.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens)

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens: Plan of the temple, of which only those parts are shaded that remain.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens)

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, from the sanctuary of Ilissus. In the foreground women dancing.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dance, Greece, Women

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