Mount Pentelicus, Greece
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eliot C. Clark in memory of his father
Accession Number
1953-133-1
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Frederic Edwin Church, leading figure in the Hudson River School of American landscape painting, captures the majestic Mount Pentelicus in Greece this 1869 oil sketch. Known for his luminous, detailed depictions of nature infused with spiritual and scientific wonder, Church traveled extensively during his career, seeking inspiration from the world's most dramatic vistas. This work, created during his European tour in April 1869, reflects his fascination with classical antiquity and the sublime power of the natural world. Mount Pentelicus, looming near Athens, is renowned as the ancient source...