The Temple of Apollo at Bassae
Oil On Canvas
WallArt
Romantic Landscape Painting
1855
19th Century
146.0 x 230.0 cm
Fitzwilliam College
Edward Lear (1812 – 1888)
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About this artwork
- Title: The Temple of Apollo at Bassae
- Artist: Edward Lear
- Year: 1855
- Original dimensions: 146.0 x 230.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Fitzwilliam College
- Medium type: WallArt
- Creative period: Mid Victorian Era
- Corpus context: victorian taste , lear’s vision
Quick Facts
- Title: The Temple of Apollo at Bassae
- Notable elements: Columns, stone structure, trees
- Year: 1855
- Dimensions: 146 x 230 cm
- Subject or theme: Ancient Greek temple and landscape
- Artistic style: Landscape painting