“A section through the Propylaea, showing the northern half. The Pinakotheke is on the left. The gateway was approached by a broad ramp which was probably stepped. Visitors passed through a temple-like entrance composed of six Doric columns....
“The Panathenaic procession passing through the Propylaea, the gate of the Acropolis. The ceremonial boat, on which the new tunic (peplos) for Athena may have been hoisted as a sail, would probably have been parked alongside the Clepsydra...
“An aerial view of the Acropolis as it might have appeared at the beginning of the fourth century BC. Besides the important sanctuaries on the summit, many shrines dating back to the Bronze Age were located along the sides of the hill. / A-...
This thesis is an investigation into the world of sixteenth-century Venice, encompassing a group of female portraits by artist Palma Vecchio. I utilized many primary and secondary sources concerning Renaissance society, including several which...
“The first part of the project, which began perhaps as early as Augustus, was a grandiose temple to Jupiter; an inscription suggests it was completed by 60 CE. The Jupiter temple is a typical example of the compromise between Greek and Roman...
“Athens in the mid-fourth century BC. N4- Dromos, leading through the Kerameikos (the graveyard) to the Academy, L6- Dipylon Gate, N12- Piraeus Gate, H11- Agora, G16-Areopagus, C15-Acropolis, I19- Pnyx, G- Olympeion, B19- Kynosarges, B10-...
“The Acropolis about 480 BC. The partly-built earlier temple of Athena stands on the southern edge, with the archaic temple of Athena Polias to the left.“ (caption, p.11)
1. West porch 2. Corridor of the procession 3. South propylon 4. Central court 5. "Theater area" 6. North-south corridor 7. Pillar hall 8. Magazines 9. Throne room 10. Palace shrine and lower verandas 11. Stepped porch 12. Grand staircase...
1. West porch 2. Corridor of the procession 3. South propylon 4. Central court 5. "Theater area" 6. North-south corridor 7. Pillar hall 8. Magazines 9. Throne room 10. Palace shrine and lower verandas 11. Stepped porch 12. Grand staircase...
