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'''''The Parthenon''''' is a large 1871 painting by American artist [[Frederic Edwin Church]] which is in the collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/15.30.67/ |title=The Parthenon | Frederic Edwin Church | 15.30.67 | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |publisher=[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] |date= |accessdate=2016-09-27}}</ref> |
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Church visited Greece in 1869 and spent several weeks in Athens, where he made numerous studies of the ruins of the [[Parthenon]] that later served as the basis for the work. In 1871 a commission from the financier and philanthropist [[Morris K. Jesup]] finally allowed Church to begin work on his "big Parthenon". |
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The painting is on view at the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 774. |
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| Artist | Frederic Edwin Church |
| Year | 1871 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 113 cm × 184.5 cm (44 in × 72.6 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
| Accession | 15.30.67 |
The Parthenon is a large 1871 painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.[1]
Church visited Greece in 1869 and spent several weeks in Athens, where he made numerous studies of the ruins of the Parthenon that later served as the basis for the work. In 1871 a commission from the financier and philanthropist Morris K. Jesup finally allowed Church to begin work on his "big Parthenon".
The painting is on view at the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 774.
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