The Acropolis at Athens
by KLENZE, Leo von, Oil on canvas, 103 x 148 cm
This ideal view was painted in 1846 from a sketch the artist made in 1843. It had two purposes. First it demonstrated Klenze’s competence in the reconstruction and care of historical monuments in Athens, which was then governed by a member of the Bavarian royal family, and second, the measurements he took on the spot provided data for the propylaeum on K�nigsplatz in Munich.