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Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends (1868) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Phidias or Pheidias (/ ˈ f ɪ d i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Φειδίας, Pheidias; c. 480 – c. 430 BC) was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, active in the 5th century BC.
The majority of the sculptures were created in the 5th century BC under the direction of sculptor and architect Phidias. The term Parthenon Marbles or Parthenon Sculptures (Greek: Γλυπτά του Παρθενώνα) refers to sculptures—the frieze, metopes and pediments—from the Parthenon held in various collections, principally the ...
The pediments of the Parthenon are the two sets of statues (around fifty) in Pentelic marble originally located as the pedimental sculpture on the east and west facades of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens. They were probably made by several artists, including Agoracritos. The master builder was probably Phidias. They were probably ...
The Parthenon frieze is the low-relief Pentelic marble sculpture created to adorn the upper part of the Parthenon's naos. It was sculpted between c. 443 and 437 BC, [ 1 ] most likely under the direction of Phidias .
The sculptures have been the subject of controversy over where they should be displayed. British Museum confirms ‘constructive discussions’ with Greece on Elgin Marbles Skip to main content
The new Parthenon was erected between 447 and 438 BCE. [1] Pericles chose the sculptor Phidias to supervise the building program with the architects Ictinos and Kallikrates. [5] The sekos (closed part surrounded by the peristyle) was divided into two rooms. The small one to the west, the "Parthenon" itself (the "virgin room"), housed the ...
Senior conservator Karen Birkhoelzer is seen with the sculpture The River God Ilissos by Phidias, part of the so-called Elgin marbles (Dominic Lipinski/PA) ... the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple ...
The Parthenon Sculptures – which come from the temple of Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece – represent one of the longest-running controversies concerning the British Museum’s ...