Phidias

life, we can better understand how Greek culture worked as a whole. This can be seen specifically in Athens Greece. In Athens they looked to the Goddess Athena in particular because she was their patron Goddess. During this time a sculptor, named Phidias, sculpted a grand statue called the Athena Parthenos. The Athena Parthenos was viewed as an actual incarnation of the Goddess Athena, and symbolize victory in wars that ultimately create peace and harmony.

politics did not make immune from attack, as preeminence in democratic Athens was not equivalent to absolute rule. Just before the eruption of the Peloponnesian War, Pericles and two of his closest associates, Phidias and his companion, Aspasia, faced a series of personal and judicial attacks. Phidias, who had been in charge of all building projects, was first accused of embezzling gold meant for the statue of Athena and then of impiety, because, when he wrought the battle of the Amazons on the shield

found at the building site (Olympia). Copies of the statue were made but none survived. The statue was damaged in an earthquake in 170 B.C (Statue of Zeus). Phidias had developed a technique that allowed his large quantities of ivory and precious metals to be formed without crumbling under their own weight. Beginning with a wooden frame, Phidias would lay thin plates of ivory soaked in a liquid to make them moldable. Then he would place the ivory soaked plates upon the mold along with sheets of gold

off the styles and methods of the Architecture of the Parthenon. Because of this, there are many similarities, but also differences, between the Parthenon and the Lincoln Memorial. The architects of the Parthenon were Iktinos, Kallikrates, and Phidias. Although not much is known about Iktinos and Kallikrates, other than

of Zeus at Olympia was 43 feet high, made out of gold, ivory, gems and was a wooden frame. There was also images of animals carved into the side of Zeus’s chair. This statue was designed by artist Libon and carved by the greatest greek sculptor, Phidias. It took 12 years to complete. This statue was so big, if

Greek art has changed throughout the years, yet some basic forms have remained. Time, technique, as well as historical events have helped shape the way art has evolved since 600 B.C. Three important periods in Greek art are the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods. We will discuss how art has changed throughout these periods, what influences led to change, as well as why it changed. We will also discuss what has remained constant through these periods. Since people’s perceptions and taste

Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world. The Acropolis (meaning “high city” in Greek), also known as the “Sacred Rock” of Athens, is the most important site in the city of Athens. They call it “Sacred Rock” because there are many Greek gods’ temples. A lot of city-states in Greece had acropolises but the most famous one is in Athens. It is home to one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Parthenon. It also had other temples and sanctuaries. Its focus was for the Athenian festival

huge risk there would be holes and cracks in the metal as it cools - Some of the famous Greek sculptors were Praxiteles, Lysippus and Myron. - Phidias was one of the creators of the sculptures on the Parthenon - Sculptures were usually based out of humans, gods and goddesses. - Some of the well known Greek sculptors were Praxiteles, Lysippus and Myron. - Phidias was one of the many creators of the sculptures on the Parthenon which was built in c.

classic Doric style. The Greeks of the time didn’t believe that the temple alone was enough to appease Zeus so they commissioned a statue to be erected in the temple to honor the god. The Statue of Zeus was created in 430 BC by the Greek sculptor Phidias. Phidias is highly regarded as the most famous sculptor in ancient Greece. The statue took years to complete and is included as one of his two great masterpieces with the other masterpiece being the statue of Athena in the Parthenon. The statue measured

condition of the present buildings would indicate that the buildings are from very different times and, of course, very different locations. The Parthenon The Parthenon is a Greek temple constructed in 447 BC. It was designed by the architect/artist Phidias and commissioned by Perikles after the Peliponnesian War to worship the Greek goddess, Athena. Reed (2005) The building is a classical Greek structure in the Doric order known as a peripteral THE PANTHEON AND THE PARTHENON 2 octastyle Doric temple