Parthenon

Why it's great

Vasily Polenov, a Russian painter, shows the ruined Parthenon standing high above Athens, the temple Pericles built in the golden age. He visited Greece in the early 1880s and painted it in 1881.

🏛️ Part of history

Classical Greece: From Marathon to Socrates (490–399 BC) — Vasily Polenov, a Russian painter, shows the ruined Parthenon standing high above Athens, the temple Pericles built in the golden age.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

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About the artist

Vasily Polenov

1844–1927 · born in Saint Petersburg · died in Polenovo

Vasily Polenov was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and became a leading landscape painter and teacher. He traveled in Europe and the Middle East. He built an estate on the Oka River that is now a museum. He died in 1927.