Elevations, sections and proportions of an Ionic capital from the Temple of Minerva Polias at Priene
Artist/Photographer | Revett, Nicholas (1720-1804) |
Country | Turkey |
City | Priene |
Subject Date | -299 |
Image Date | 1769 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Greek |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | SC82/14(15) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Temples ; Columns ; Capitals ; Decorative stonework |
NOTES: This drawing was reproduced in the publication 'Antiquities of Ionia', published by the Society of Dilettanti (London, 1769, vol I), chapt. II, pl. IV. The book was of great importance in disseminating knowledge of Greek architecture and became a source for the later Greek revival in England.
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