Ruins of the Praetorium of Phaena, 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: Architectural and landscape study showing a view of the facade of the ancient praetorium of the Roman colonial town known as Phaena, located in present-day al-Masmiyah, Syria. At center, the facade's three remaining columns stand tall as they support an elaborate entablature. The temple's massvie doorway is shown at center, flanked by niches with pediements broken by scalloped designs. The finely-hewn stone of the structure is clearly discernable throughout. Two figures--one with a headdress and another with a parasol--rest in the shade of the porch. Foreground is strewn with fallen stones and ruined walls. In the upper right corner, two details of a column capital and base, respectively, are included.
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: 1917-4-489-a
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite and white gouache on tan laid paperboard
label: Dimensions
content: 29.5 × 44.8 cm (11 5/8 × 17 5/8 in.)