The Acropolis of Pergamon

Description

Featured in the 1836 collaborative work of Thomas Allom and Robert Walsh, this steel engraving depicts the Acropolis of Pergamon, one of the most significant cultural and healing centers of the ancient world, and the dramatic geography surrounding it. The composition presents the ancient city, built as a monumental mass on the summit of steep cliffs, with a magnificent landscape in the background, while skillfully emphasizing the continuous Anatolian life flowing through the ancient heritage by featuring horsemen and a camel caravan crossing the stone bridge over the Bakırçay (Caicus) basin in the foreground.