Original Painting: Sunset at the Ancient Portara in Naxos

Details

• Original painting by Zachary Zorbas titled "Sunset at the Ancient Portara in Naxos" handmade in Arachova, Greece
• 100W x 112H x 3.5D cm
• (39.37W x 44.09H x 1.38D in)
• Completed on October 2020
• Made with fine quality oil colors on linen canvas
• Stretched and ready to hang
• Varnished for protection and color clarity
• Signed by Zac
• Comes with a certificate of authenticity
• Packaged and shipped from Aegina, Greece.

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Artist's Inspiration

The massive marble doorway, the jewel of Naxos. The Portara stands proudly on the islet Platia and has a way of captivating your imagination. In mythology, this is where Theseus abandoned princess Ariadne (my wife’s Greek name) after he killed the Minotaur in Crete. We spent a week exploring Naxos and enjoying its golden, sandy beaches. I sketched at the ancient Temple of Demeter.

It was a marvelous sight as the sun dove into the sea in the background of the Portara. The only piece left standing from the ancient Temple of Apollo. Here is a haiku I wrote to go along with this painting: “Marble, Eighty-ton ancient gate - Stands forever.”