Parthenon Frieze
Title
Parthenon Frieze
Date
447-432 BCE
Identifier
1805
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
High Classical
Subject
sculpture (visual work)
Description
View of horsemen and horses from the north frieze of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. "The traditional interpretation of the Parthenon frieze is that it depicts, in some sense, a Panathenaic procession, part of the festival of the same name celebrated each year on the occasion of Athena's birthday ... A large proportion of the frieze, i.e. all of the west and most of the north and south sides, is devoted to the cavalcade. The beginning sections depict individual horses, horsemen and marshals,"--Perseus Digital Library.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
Length: 160 meters, height 1 meter
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1GRATH2-5448BI50B17
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- friezes, sculpture
- Citation
- “Parthenon Frieze,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/11965.