Athens: View of Theseion and Acropolis, 1870

Title

Athens: View of Theseion and Acropolis

Photographer

• Petros Moraites

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• local photography
• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Athen

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• architecture
• city view

Main Motif

• Greece
• Acropolis (Athens)
• Athens
• building
• temple
• ruin
• copse
• mountain
• Temple of Hephaestus (Athens)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Hephaistos
• Theseus

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 61E(ATHENS) names of cities and villages (ATHENS)
• 61D(GREECE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (GREECE) (GREECE)
• 61F(HEPHAISTEION (Athens)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (HEPHAISTEION (Athens))
• 61F(ACROPOLIS (Athens)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ACROPOLIS (Athens))

Secondary

• 25H113 (high) hill
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 12E61 temple, shrine ~ Greek religion
• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture
• 25G1 plants (in general)
• 25G11 groups of trees