Naxos/Castle of Paros
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler
Accession Number
1991.56.281
Tags
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the Smithsonian American Art Museum are invited to explore *Naxos/Castle of Paros*, a captivating 1843 drawing by Kilbourne Kellogg. This work captures the rugged coastal beauty of the Greek islands—axos with its dramatic shores and the imposing Castle of Paros—ev the timeless allure of the Aegean Sea. Kellogg, an American artist known for his travels across Europe and the Near East, rendered these scenes during a period of Romantic fascination with classical antiquity and exotic landscapes. Created as a drawing, likely in pencil or ink, the piece highlights Kellogg's skill in on-...