Painting-Greece

As part of the celebration for the 200 years (1821-2021) since the beginning of the Greek Revolution, the Benaki Museum and the Anthony E. Comninos Foundation present the exhibition “Treasures of Philhellenic Art” with works from the important collection of the Foundation. The collection includes paintings of exceptional quality executed by renowned 19^th -century European artists, such as Ludovico Lipparini, Pierre Bonirote, Edward Lear and Carl A.J. Rottmann. The works display the whole range of the philhellenic repertoire, while they are also unpublished and exhibited for the first time. The exhibition will continue until January 9, 2022 and its admission is free.

Sources: https://www.benaki.org/index.php?option=com_events&view=event&id=1015869&lang=en, https://daysofart.gr/en/news/1821-celebrations/treasures-of-philhellenic-art-from-the-anthony-e-comninos-foundation-collection-exhibition-at-the-benaki-museum-en/

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Picture 1: ‘’The Maid of Athens’’, by Theodoros Vryzakis

Picture 2: Painting by Carl Rottmann

Picture 3: ‘’The Area around the Tower of the Winds’’, by Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye

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