The Parthenon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1871, Metropolitan Museum of Art

‘The Parthenon’ is a work by Frederic Edwin Church (USA, 1826–1900). It is dated 1871. It is part of the collection Metropolitan Museum of Art.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 113 × 185 cm. The work belongs to the genre architectural view. The things depicted include Parthenon, ancient Greek temple, ruins, and low-angle shot.

The catalogue has 168 more works by Frederic Edwin Church.

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