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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Greek Ruins in Italy
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Greek Ruins in Italy

Artifact IDMO 1943.54.2
Object Type Painting
Maker
Dateca. 19th century
Mediumwatercolor on board
Dimensionsframe H 19 in x W 27 in x D 1 1/4 in (48.3 cm x 68.6 cm x 3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA gouache painting of a moonlight scene over Greek ruins in Paestum, Gulf of Salerno, Italy. The painting is of a night scene with the full moon in the sky. Four figures are seen in the center foreground in front of a stone wall with a wooden gate, with a small body of water on the left and stone ruins on the right. In the background are the ruins of the Poseidon temple, the Basilica, and the mountains of the Cilento.

An ornate gilt 1" wood and plaster frame is stored separately.
Historical NoteA facsimile of this painting is on display in FDR'S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 18, 1942. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPrints and Paintings (National Archives Identifier 778817)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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