Artefacts

COUBERTIN, Charles de. Olympic Games 1896 (Sports Allegory / The Crowning of the Athletes).

Physical description

The crowning of athletes by a greek goddesss surrounded by a crowd of greek people in front of the Erekteion temple. In the background, boats and the Eiffel tower. Caption "Paris Athènes (in Greek, translit. Athinai)". Signed.

Created

Created: Charles de COUBERTIN

Materials

canvas

Colors

multi coloured

Dimension

ø 111.3 x 92.5 x 4 cm

Literature

BERLIOUX, Monique (Dir.), L'Olympisme par l'affiche / Olympism through Posters. Lausanne : Imprimeries Réunies, 1983. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2008. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. CAMPS Y WILANT, Natalia, "Wiedereinführung der Olympischen Spiele - Allegorie des Sports" von Charles Louis Fredy de Coubertin, 14.06.2013 SERAY, Jacques. De l'art et du sport : Un regard de quatre millénaires.. 2015. CAMPS Y WILANT, Natalia. "A Glimpse of History: Seen through Eyes of Charles de Coubertin”. In: Journal of Olympic History, 2016, Vol. 24, N° 3, pp. 52-57. CAMPS Y WILANT, Natalia. "Art Works as Sources for Sport History Research: The Example of ‘Sports Allegory/The Crowning of the Athletes’ by Charles Louis Frédy de Coubertin". In: The International Journal of the History of Sport, 2016, Vo. 33, N° 10, pp. 1028-1045. CAMPS Y WILANT, Natalia. Charles de Coubertin's 'Sports Allegory / The crowning of the Athletes: New Insights'. In: Diagoras: International Academic Journal on Olympic Studies, 1, 2017, pp. 209-228. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2016.

Type of item

Artworks -> oil painting

Reference number

4134

Original title

Jeux Olympiques 1896

Keywords

Paris Athens Fencing Rowing Polo Divinités grecques monument

Notes

Allegory of Sport. Crowning of the Athletes Charles de Coubertin 1896. Oil on canvas