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Sculpture of the Parthenon
Descriptive Essay # 13284
Sculpture of the Parthenon
Analyzes aesthetics, historical & cultural meaning of ancient Athenian temple's art.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages) |
11 sources |
1999
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"The Parthenon, built atop the Acropolis, was ancient Athens' greatest temple. It was dedicated to the worship of Athena Parthenos (the virgin), and the rich program of sculptural decoration was devoted to the glory of her city and her legend. The principal decorative aspects of the Parthenon are the following: the east and west pediments; the metopes, which are divided panels set below the roofline and pediments on all sides of the building; the frieze, which runs, uninterrupted, around the outside top of the cella, behind the peristyle; and the enormous statue of Athena Parthenos that was housed inside the cella. The statue disappeared long ago, and, since 1687, the Parthenon itself has been a ruin, with many of the surviving sculptural fragments dispersed around the world. But archaeologists and scholars have tried to reconstruct the.."More papers on Sculpture of the Parthenon:
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