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He built the Duveen Gallery of the British Museum to house the Elgin Marbles and funded a major extension of the Tate Gallery. [citation needed] He was also controversial, said to have damaged old masters by 'overcleaning' and his name is associated with the Parthenon marbles 'scouring' scandal. [1]
The marbles acquired by Elgin include some 21 figures from the statuary from the east and west pediments, 15 of an original 92 metope panels depicting battles between the Lapiths and the centaurs, as well as 75 metres of the Parthenon frieze which decorated the horizontal course set above the interior architrave of the temple. As such, they ...
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, FSA Scot (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL-ghin; 20 July 1766 – 14 November 1841), often known as Lord Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures (known as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon and other structures on the Acropolis of Athens.
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Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on Jan. 9, 2023. ... and 247 ft. of the original 524-ft. Parthenon frieze which shows a ...
Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles is a 1987 book by Christopher Hitchens on the controversy surrounding the removal by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin of the Parthenon's sculptured friezes (which became known as the Elgin Marbles), and his subsequent sale of the Marbles to the British Museum.
Hunt testified to the Parliamentary committee on the Elgin Marbles on 13 March 1816. [40] The committee's report contained a translation (via Italian) of the second firman. [41] [42] The Italian original is extant. [17] Hunt's testimony was that the interpretation by the vaivode of the second firman was the basis for the removals of marbles. [43]
Secret discussions have taken place between George Osborne, the chair of the British Museum, and Greece's prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the contested sculptures.