The Persian Porch and the place of consultation of the Lacedemonians. ca. 1816.

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The Persian Porch and the place of consultation of the Lacedemonians. ca. 1816.

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An unpublished architectural fantasy depicting 2nd-century A.D. Roman Sparta, inspired by Pausanias' account (Description of Greece, III.11) and featuring the Persica (Persian Porch) and Place of Consultation which, together with a series of small temples and dedicatory statues, surround the Forum of the Spartans. Gandy's reconstruction of the monumental cityscape is set against the backdrop of the Taygetos mountains. An important primary document in the history of Neoclassicism and the English Greek revival movement.

1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over pen and pencil, on paper ; 43 x 68 cm.

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Gandy, Joseph Michael, 1771-1843

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British architect and draftsman. From the description of Architectural and decorative arts drawings, ca. 1812-1818 (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83679878 English architect and draughtsman, author of numerous archaeologically-inspired interpretations of antique themes. From the description of The Persian Porch and the place of consultation of the Lacedemonians. ca. 1816. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82913731 English ar...