Émile Gilliéron
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Louis Émile Emmanuel Gilliéron, often known as Émile Gilliéron père to distinguish him from his son, was a Swiss artist and archaeological draughtsman best known for his reconstructions of Mycenaean a
Photographed c. 1915
Watercolor and gouache of the village of Kastri (ancient Delphi), painted by Gilliéron in 1876
Drawing by Gilliéron of a red-figure cup from Tanagra, depicting a symposiast reciting a line of poetry by Theognis
Watercolor by Gilliéron of a pediment from the Athenian Acropolis depicting the apotheosis of Herakles
Émile Gilliéron fils
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Edouard Émile Gilliéron, known as Émile Gilliéron fils to distinguish him from his father, was a Swiss artist who worked largely in the restoration and replication of works of ancient art.
In the Basilica of Saint Demetrios, Thessaloniki, 1918
Cast of the Chios kore as painted by Gilliéron c. 1924
The original kore in 2005
The "Prince of the Lilies" fresco at Knossos, as restored by Gilliéron in 1926 with original pieces of painted plaster