Parthenon. Pheidias (490?-430?) East Pediment.

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Parthenon

Pheidias (490?-430?)

East Pediment

Lord Elgin : Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin ( )

“Elgin Marbles” acquired 1812, sold to British Museum 1817.

3 goddesses

Dionysos

Reconstruction of Center of East Pediment “Birth of Athena”

Jacques Carrey Drawings of West Pediment 1674.

Struggle between Athena & Poseidon for Attica

Metopes : Triumph of Civilization (nomos) over Beasts/Barbarians (phusis) East: Battle of Gods and Giants North: Battle of Troy West: Battle of Greeks and Amazons South: Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs 92 metopes: 61 survive in some form, 12 known from drawings.

Metopes South side: Battle of Lapiths & Centaurs

Friese : Panathenaic Procession

Frieze : Panathenaic Procession – Greatness of Athens 2 streams commence on West side, running on North and South sides, meeting and ending on East side with gods & maidens carrying peplos. 192 horsemen, representing 192 dead at Battle of Marathon. Of 158 meters of frieze, 128 meters survive, and 17 meters preserved in drawings.

Athena Parthenos

Nashville Parthenon Full-size

Erechtheion ( , )

“Karyatids”

Temple of Athena Nike ( )