Parthenon
Title
Parthenon
Date
447-432 BCE
Identifier
1804
Work Type
Design Elements
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Classical
Subject
friezes (ornamental areas)
cavalcades
Description
View of sculpture from north frieze of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece of men and horses. "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. On the north and south sides the riders are separated into ranks ... It is often noted that the Parthenon frieze breaks ground in depicting a historical rather than a mythological event. Yet the frieze includes divinities and probably heroes, and though accounts of the procession are incomplete, it is certain that this representation does not seek to realistically depict the event,--Perseus Digital Library.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
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
A1GRATH2-5448BI50B12
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- friezes, horses, men, sculpture
- Citation
- “Parthenon,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/11992.