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Acropolis, Athens, Greece, reconstruction, beginning of the 4th century BCE, aerial view.
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Title
Acropolis
,
Athens
,
Greece
,
reconstruction
,
beginning
of the
4th
century
BCE
,
aerial
view
.
Creator
Iktinos (Athenian architect, active 5th century BCE)
Kallikrates (Greek architect, active 5th century BCE)
Phidias (Greek sculptor, ca.500 - ca.432 B.C.)
Date
Beginning of 4th century BCE
Cultural Context
Aegean
Ancient Greek
Greek
Athenian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Greek (ancient)
Classical
High Classical
Late Classical
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Complexes
Hills
Bird's-eye views
Bird's-eye perspectives
Aerial views
Reconstructions (visual works)
Drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Illustrations (layout features)
Buildings
Religious buildings
Temples
Ceremonial structures
Peripteral
Exterior views
Propylaea
Gates
Gateways
Entrances
Passages (circulation spaces)
Galleries (display spaces)
Architectural elements
Walls
Exterior walls
Ramps
Colonnades
Columns (architectural elements)
Entablatures
Friezes (entablature components)
Friezes (ornamental areas)
Triglyphs
Metopes
Pediments
Steps
Stairs
Roofs
Rooftops
Agoras
Theaters (buildings)
Open-air theaters
Caveae
Seating
Tiers (rows)
City walls
Walls
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Women
Goddesses
Trees
Plants (vegetation)
Vegetation
Subject
Architecture
Hills
Bird's-eye views
Aerial views
Reconstructions
Conjectural works
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Illustrations
Buildings
Religious facilities
Temples
Greek temples
Gates
Passageways
Galleries (Display spaces)
Architectural elements
Walls
Inclined planes
Colonnades
Columns
Structural elements
Friezes (Entablature components)
Friezes (Ornamental bands)
Entablatures
Pediments
Stairways
Roofs
Theaters
Open-air theaters
Social & civic facilities
Cultural facilities
City walls
Sculpture
Myths
Legends
People associated with religion
Supernatural beings
Fictitious characters
Women
Goddesses
Roads
Streets
Trees
Plants
Description
“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-
Parthenon
,
B-
Erechtheum
,
C-
Propylaea
,
D-
Pinakotheke
,
E-
Temple
of
Athena
Nike
(Victory)
,
F-
ramp
,
G-
The
house
of the
arrephoroi
,
H-
Clepsydra
fountain
and the
Court
of the
Pythion
,
I-
Eleusinium
,
J-
Agora
,
K-
Areopagus
,
L-
Theatre
of
Dionysus
,
M-
The
unfinished
Temple
of
Zeus”
(caption
,
p
.
62)
People Pictured
Athena (Greek deity)
Location Depicted
Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Greece
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Architectural drawing (process)
Illustration (process)
Work Type
Architecture
Complexes
Buildings
Reconstructions
Illustrations
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (p.[63])
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: the author, Peter Connolly.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
674-16.jpg
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