Parthenon
Title
Parthenon
Date
448-432 BCE
Identifier
1776
Work Type
Visual Works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
High Classical
Subject
temples (buildings)
drawings (visual works)
columns (architectural elements)
Doric order
Description
Drawing Doric columns at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Elevations/by Paccard,1845. "The Parthenon was the greatest monument in the greatest sanctuary of the greatest city of classical Greece. It was the central repository of the Athenians' very lofty conceptions of themselves. It was the physical, marble embodiment of their values, of their beliefs, of their myths, of their ideologies. And it was thus as much a temple to Athens and the Athenians as it was to their patron goddess, Athena herself. Because it played such a crucial role in the Athenians' construction of themselves, it remains one of the principal legacies of Greek civilization to western civilization and our own,"--Jeffrey Hurwit, NOVA website.
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
A1GRATH2-5448BR6A2
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