Parthenon (Temple of Athena Parthenos), Acropolis, Athens, Greece, view from northwest.
Title
Parthenon (Temple of Athena Parthenos) , Acropolis , Athens , Greece , view from northwest .
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
[447-438 BCE]
Cultural Context
Aegean Ancient Greek Greek Athenian European Western European
Style/Period
Greek (ancient) Classical High Classical Phidian Doric Ionic
Subject
Temples Greek temples Buildings Ruins Archaeological sites Columns Doric order Ionic order Colonnades Friezes (Entablature components) Entablatures Pediments Optical illusions
Location Depicted
Acropolis (Athens, Greece) Athens (Greece) Greece
Material
Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock) Pentelic marble
Work Type
Architecture Temples Archaeological sites Ruins
Source
Kaltsas, Nikolaos, and Alan Shapiro, eds. Worshiping Women: Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens. New York: Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), 2008. (p.20, fig.5)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kaltsas courtesy: Photo: S. Mavromatis; "This catalogue is issued in conjunction with the exhibition Worshiping Women: Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens held at the Onassis Cultural Center, December 10, 2008 - May 9, 2009. Copyright © 2008 Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), New York, N.Y. 10022; Hellenic Ministry of Culture."
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 1110-03.jpg
Rating
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