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An oil painting representing the ancient city of Rhodes by Frantisek Kupka (1906 CE). Probably a realistic representation of the Colossus of Rhodes which was a gigantic bronze statue, 32 metres high, of the island's patron god Helios, the Sun god. The statue was sculpted by Chares of Lindos, c. 304 BCE and was toppled by the earthquake of 228 or 226 BCE. (Centre for Modern and Contemporary Art, Veletrzni Trades Fair Palace, Prague). Also depicted is a large quadriga or four-horse chariot associated with the god.
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Original image by Tony Hisgett. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 19 March 2013 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Hisgett, T. (2013, March 19). Ancient Rhodes by Frantisek Kupka. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1115/ancient-rhodes-by-frantisek-kupka/
Hisgett, Tony. "Ancient Rhodes by Frantisek Kupka." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 19, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1115/ancient-rhodes-by-frantisek-kupka/.
Hisgett, Tony. "Ancient Rhodes by Frantisek Kupka." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Mar 2013. Web. 17 Apr 2021.
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