Ruins of Phaena at Al-Masmiyah, Syria
date: label: Date
content: April 28, 1868
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape and architectural sketch showing a view of the praetorium, or temple, and other ruins of the ancient Roman city of Phaena, located near the town of Al-Masmiyah in southern Syria. The polychromed temple no longer exists, having been dismantled in 1876 by the Ottoman army for the construction of a barracks nearby. Column fragments and other ruins--one surmounted by a goat--are visible in foreground. The ornate classical facade of the Roman temple is visible at center, with three standing columns to the left of its entrance. Mountains rise in the background.
label: Description
content: Verso: Landscape and architectural sketches showing details of the ruins of Phaena found at Al-Masmiyah, Syria. Transcription of a Greek carving visible at upper left. Below, carved cornice details are shown, described being visibly colored with paint. Grapes and leaves are shown within intertwining circular motifs. In the lower portion and oppositely oriented, a landscape sketch showing a mountain ridge and clouds is visible.
place: label: made in
content: Al-Masmiyah, Syria
label: place depicted
content: Al-Masmiyah, Syria
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis P. Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1917-4-475
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite and white gouache
label: Dimensions
content: 12.3 × 20.8 cm (4 13/16 × 8 3/16 in.)