Sunset on the Parthenon, from the series Land of the Temples

A lithograph showing the Parthenon on its hill, its colonnade lit in pale white against a dark, hatched sky. Loose stone blocks and fragments lie scattered across the foreground, with a smaller ruined structure at the left edge. Dense crosshatching and soft tonal shading give the scene a brooding, atmospheric mood.

Artist

Joseph Pennell

Date

ca. 1913

Medium

lithograph on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2240 × 1792 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum