{"product_id":"18th-century-robert-strange-engraving-of-lips-tower-of-the-winds-athens-1762","title":"18th Century Robert Strange Engraving of Lips, Tower of the Winds, Athens, 1762","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAn important mid-18th century architectural engraving by celebrated Scottish engraver Sir Robert Strange (1721–1792), depicting Lips, the ancient Greek personification of the southwest wind, after the sculpted relief decorating the famed Tower of the Winds in Athens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe winged male figure is shown in dramatic horizontal flight, draped in classical robes and holding part of a ship's stern ornament, an attribute associated with the southwest wind and its relationship to maritime travel. The original relief forms part of the octagonal Tower of the Winds, or Horologion of Andronicus Cyrrhestes, one of the best-preserved monuments of ancient Athens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eExecuted with exceptionally fine linear shading, this engraving was produced for James Stuart and Nicholas Revett's monumental publication \u003cem\u003eThe Antiquities of Athens\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most influential architectural publications of the 18th century and a major catalyst for the Greek Revival movement in Britain and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe plate bears Strange's engraved signature, “R. Strange Sculpᵗ.”, at lower right together with its chapter and plate reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist \/ Engraver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSir Robert Strange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScottish, 1721–1792\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLips, Personification of the Southwest Wind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the ancient sculpted relief on the Tower of the Winds, Athens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Stuart and Nicholas Revett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Antiquities of Athens, Measured and Delineated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume I, London, 1762\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49065156378879,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/D31B728F-FF1D-4B7E-B2FA-F46713AA8D3B.png?v=1787280412","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/fr\/products\/18th-century-robert-strange-engraving-of-lips-tower-of-the-winds-athens-1762","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}