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Artist
Émile Gilliéron  (1851–1924)  wikidata:Q15446670
 
Émile Gilliéron
Description Swiss painter, restorer and archaeologist
Date of birth/death 26 October 1851 Edit this at Wikidata 1924 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Villeneuve Athens
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artist QS:P170,Q15446670
Description

Cover of the official commemorative album of the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens:

S. Lambros, N. G. Politis, T. Philimon, C. Anninos, P. de Coubertin, A. Meyer, Ὀλυμιακοὶ Ἀγῶνες – Les Jeux Olympiques / Ἀθῆναι – Athens

Designed by Émile Gilliéron; printed by Ch. Beck.

Two editions were issued, one in Greek and French (shown here), the other in German and English. The same painting was used as the cover of the program of Olympic events and as a promotional poster.
Date 1896
date QS:P571,+1896-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions height: 34 cm (13.3 in); width: 27 cm (10.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,34U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,27U174728
Musée olympique, Lausanne
Accession number
MB 450/1-2
References
  • C. Mitsopoulou, "L'atelier des Gilliéron: Une fabrique de l'imagerie nationale grecque", in J.-L. Martinez (ed.), Paris–Athènes: Naissance de la Grèce moderne, 1675–1919 (Paris 2021), pp. 262–289, at 283–284.
  • C. Mitsopoulou, "'Affiche' des premiers jeux Olympiques d'Athènes 1896" in C. Mitsopoulou, A. Farnoux, and V. Jeammet (eds.), L'Olympisme: Une invention moderne, un héritage antique (Paris 2024), pp. 122–129.
Source/Photographer L'Olympisme. Une invention moderne, un héritage antique au Louvre (Alain R. Truong, 8 May 2024)
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