Joseph Pennell - Sunrise over the Acropolis
"Every morning the sun, coming in at my bedroom window, woke me when it touched the topmost part of the Parthenon; and then the light spread down to the battlements, then to the cliffs, showing the horrid caves... More
Joseph Pennell - The Propylaea, Athens
"This is pure architecture; it interested me. I tried to draw it, as it looked to me; but no draughtsman - no painter either- will ever get that wondrous warm glow which seems to come from within the walls and ... More
Joseph Pennell - The little fête, Athens
"A little fête of some sort was being held at the little church by the little river, and the way to it was lined with them that sold things; beyond was the rocky river-bed; then the temple of Jupiter; and away ... More
Joseph Pennell - The façade of the Parthenon, sunset
"Just as the bell rings at sunset, from between a rift in the clouds of the spring evening the last ray of the setting sun strikes the pedement of the Parthenon. And against the black clouds over the mountains,... More
Joseph Pennell - The great fête, St. George's Day, Athens
"On the afternoon of St. George's Day I wandered out of the city up to the Acropolis, and found the whole plain and the approaches crowded; while the stairs were black with people, and so were the lofty platfor... More
Olympian Zeus' columns, Athens, Greece
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