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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/850/850-39.jpg
Title	Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece, metope, Athena, Herakles, and Atlas.
Date	470-456 BCE?
Cultural Context	Aegean Ancient Greek Greek European Western European
Style/Period	Greek (ancient) Classical Severe Style Early Classical
Theme	Architecture (object genre) Buildings Temples Religious buildings Exterior views Architectural elements Exterior walls Walls Entablatures Friezes (entablature components) Metopes Sculpture (visual work) Reliefs (sculptures) High reliefs (sculpture) Fragments Scenes (depictions) Myths (literary documents) Mythology (literary genre) Legends (folk tales) Folk tales Folklore Figures (representations) Profiles (figures) Composite views Men (male humans) Heroes Gods Women Goddesses Nudes (representations) Nudity Costume (mode of fashion) Drapery (representations) Peploses Hairstyles Cushions Apple (fruit) Fruit
Subject	Architecture Buildings Temples Greek temples Religious facilities Architectural elements Walls Entablatures Friezes (Entablature components) Sculpture Architectural sculpture Architectural decorations & ornaments Myths Legends Fictitious characters Supernatural beings Men Strong men Heroes Gods Women Goddesses People associated with religion Nudes Buttocks Clothing & dress Hairstyles Beards Apples Fruit
Description	Athena, Herakles, and Atlas with the apples of the Hesperides.
People Pictured	Athena (Greek deity) Atlas (Greek deity) Heracles (Greek mythology)
Material	Marble (rock) Stone (rock) Rock
Measurements	Approx. 5' 3" high
Technique	Sculpting Relief (sculpture techniques) High relief (technique)
Work Type	Architecture Buildings Temples Religious facilities Sculpture Architectural sculpture Reliefs (sculptures) Metopes
Repository	Archaeological Museum (Olympia, Greece)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.5-32, p.122)
Rights	Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Photo Paul M.R. Maeyaert.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 850-39.jpg
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