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Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory
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Temple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory

Dimitrios Constantin (Greek, 1820–1900), artist · c. 1850s–60s · albumen print from collodion negative

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Here we see a monument of ancient Greece through the eyes of a nineteenth-century Greek. This temple on the Acropolis in Athens, completed around 420 BC, was dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike, both of whom represented being victorious in war.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineTemple of Athene Nike. Venus Victrix—Wingless Victory, c. 1850s–60s. Dimitrios Constantin (Greek, 1820–1900). Albumen print from collodion negative; image: 28.1 x 38.2 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.); paper: 28.1 x 38.2 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.); mounted: 47 x 61.8 cm (18 1/2 x 24 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.17
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