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Distant view of the Acropolis at an angle with ruins of the Parthenon visible.
Acropolis at Athens
Distant view of the Acropolis at an angle with ruins of the Parthenon visible.
Distant view of the Acropolis at an angle with ruins of the Parthenon visible.
Acropolis at Athens, Carl Brandt, 1903, oil on canvas, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Acropolis at Athens

Artist (German, 1831 - 1905)
Date1903
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 70 × 204 inches (177.8 × 518.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number1905.4.5
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