1890
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Erechtheion is a 1890 ink by Themistocles von Eckenbrecher, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows the Erechtheion, an ancient Greek temple. It's drawn with pen, black ink, and watercolor over black chalk, with touches of graphite. The temple has six statues of women, called the Caryatids, holding up the roof. The painting is done in a realistic style, with lots of details about the temple and its surroundings. The artist, Themistocles von Eckenbrecher, was good at drawing buildings and scenes from everyday life. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of other Impressionist artists.
Karl Paul Themistokles von Eckenbrecher (17 November 1842, Athens – 4 December 1921, Goslar) was a German landscape and marine painter, in the late Romantic style.
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