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The term "Parthenon Sculptures" is used in this sense by both the British Museum and the Greek government. [12] Mario Trabucco della Torretta argues that partisans of retention often prefer the term "Elgin Marbles" and those advocating restitution prefer "Parthenon Sculptures" or "Parthenon Marbles". [15]
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 defining monument of the High Classical style of Attic sculpture. [31] It stands between the gradual eclipse of the Severe style, as witnessed on the Parthenon metopes, [32] and the evolution of the Late Classical Rich style, exemplified by the Nike balustrade.
Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization. [8] [9] The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC in thanksgiving for the Hellenic victory over Persian Empire invaders during the Greco-Persian ...
Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on Jan. 9, 2023. The ancient sculptures were taken from the Parthenon temple at the Acropolis ...
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 ...
A new study has found that the Parthenon sculptures, previously thought to be white, were once painted with elaborate designs and patterns on their garments, using colors such as “Egyptian blue.”
'Athena the Virgin') was a monumental chryselephantine sculpture of the goddess Athena. Attributed to Phidias and dated to the mid-fifth century BCE, it was an offering from the city of Athens to Athena, its tutelary deity. The naos of the Parthenon on the acropolis of Athens was designed exclusively to accommodate it.