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

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1 Parthenon

2 Pheidias (490?-430?)

3 East Pediment

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5 Lord Elgin : Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin (1766-1841)

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

7 3 goddesses

8 Dionysos

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12 Reconstruction of Center of East Pediment “Birth of Athena”

13 Jacques Carrey Drawings of West Pediment 1674.

14 Struggle between Athena & Poseidon for Attica

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16 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.

17 Metopes South side: Battle of Lapiths & Centaurs

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24 Friese : Panathenaic Procession

25 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.

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35 Athena Parthenos

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38 Nashville Parthenon 1897+ Full-size

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44 Erechtheion (421-414, 409-406)

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47 “Karyatids”

48 Temple of Athena Nike (427-424)


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