The special presentation Vitrine EXTRA, which presents at regular intervals different ancient artefacts temporarily in the permanent exhibition of the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, takes visitors back to the year 1875, on the trail of university professor Athanasios Rousopoulos (1823-1898). Find out more about the artefacts he acquired and his importance as a scholar, collector and art dealer.

In 1875 five objects were purchased from Athens for the Vienna Antiquities Collection. The history of their acquisition informs us about their former owner: Athanasios Rousopoulos (1823–1898), a colourful figure of his time in the field of archaeology. As a successful scholar in what was then the Kingdom of Greece, he was a networker in archaeological circles and a specialist for ancient art monuments; as an art dealer and owner of an extensive private collection of antiquities in Athens, he was in constant contact with collectors and museums throughout Europe.

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