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Gate of the Oil Market, Athens

Willey Reveley

1785

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism 18th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Gate of the Oil Market, Athens is a 1785 watercolor by Willey Reveley, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Willey Reveley
When & what style?: 1785 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a tall, ancient-looking building with columns and a triangular roof. The building is white with brown details. There's a man sitting outside in the bottom-right corner. He's wearing a robe and a turban. The building has a big staircase leading up to it, and there are some plants growing on the wall. The sky behind the building is blue with white clouds. If you want to learn more about this style of painting, look up Romanticism.