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Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B

Vinzenz Brinkmann German
Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann

2006

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Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B, Vinzenz Brinkmann, plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

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Original: Lion head on shoulder flap of the cuirass in raking light. Image Vinzenz Brinkmann

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Original: Grave stele of Aristion. Greece, Attica, ca. 510 B.C. National Archaeological Museum, Athens, inv. 29. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports / Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development

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Original: Star on shoulder of cuirass in raking light. Image Vinzenz Brinkmann

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Original: Ornaments on cuirass in raking light. Image Vinzenz Brinkmann

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Reconstruction process: Watercolor by artist Louis Emile Gilliéron from: Alexander Conze et. al., Die attischen Grabreliefs, 1883, 1-2

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Original: Orthochromatic image, late 19th c. (?). Photo Alinari

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Original: Reddish discoloration of marble surface. Image Vinzenz Brinkmann

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Original: Red ribbon tied in loop securing the shoulder flap. Image Vinzenz Brinkmann

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Original: Red pigment on background. Image Vinzenz Brinkmann

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Original: Ornaments on hip flaps in raking light. Image Vinzenz Brinkmann

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Reconstruction process: Marble stucco and natural pigments on plaster copy, final stage 2012. Image Vinzenz Brinkmann

Title: Reconstruction of the marble funerary stele of Aristion, Variant B

Artist: Vinzenz Brinkmann

Artist: Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann

Date: 2006

Medium: plaster cast, natural pigments in egg tempera

Dimensions: 77 15/16 × 17 11/16 × 2 15/16 in. (198 × 45 × 7.5 cm)

Credit Line: Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Polychromy Research Project, Frankfurt am Main, acquired 2016 as a gift from U. Koch-Brinkmann and V. Brinkmann

Accession Number: POL.015

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