The Temple of Minerva at Sunium, Greece
The Temple of Minerva at Sunium, Greece
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The Temple of Minerva at Sunium, GreeceSigned verso: Temple of Minerva Sunium - Cape Colonna - W. PageWatercolour over pencil18.6 by 27.3 cm., 7 1/2 by 10 3/4 in.Cape Sunium or Sounion stands 43 miles south-southeast of Athens on the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. In Greek mythology, it was the spot where Aegeus, King of Athens, leapt to his death, so naming the Aegean Sea. Page repeated this subject a number of times. Examples are recorded in the collections of J.H. Money and Beryl Kendall (see J.H. Money, The Life and Work of William Page, `The Old Water Colour Society's Club', vol. XLVII, 1972, pp.29-30).){kind=link}
William Page (1794-1872)
The Temple of Minerva at Sunium, Greece
Signed verso: Temple of Minerva Sunium - Cape Colonna - W. Page
Watercolour over pencil
18.6 by 27.3 cm., 7 1/2 by 10 3/4 in.
Cape Sunium or Sounion stands 43 miles south-southeast of Athens on the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. In Greek mythology, it was the spot where Aegeus, King of Athens, leapt to his death, so naming the Aegean Sea. Page repeated this subject a number of times. Examples are recorded in the collections of J.H. Money and Beryl Kendall (see J.H. Money, The Life and Work of William Page, `The Old Water Colour Society's Club', vol. XLVII, 1972, pp.29-30).
Dimensions:
Height
18.6 cm / 7 "
Width
27.3 cm
/ 10 "