Welcome to parthenon marbles.
The elgin marbles poseidon appollo artemis.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas bruce.
Poseidon apollo and artemis künstler.
The parthenon or elgin marbles date back 2 500 years and are marble sculptures depicting stories in greek history.
Randomly distributed on the floor of a large gallery the statues appear as if they are part of a crowd.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
A simple greek temple plan comprises two back to back halls.
I am aware of a handful of copies of the frieze which show the missing deities to a varying degree of accuracy.
Whilst the panel depicting poseidon apollo and artemis remains in athens the majesty of the scene cannot be comprehended in the british museum.
The museum is the new home for hundreds of statues from the archaic and classical eras.
The 2 500 year old section of marble was presented to the greek government by italy s president giorgio napolitano as a gesture of goodwill between the t.
Figures created in high relief appear to be more than halfway raised from their background.
Built of marble from mount pentelicus the parthenon is of post and lintel construction block on block without mortar.
John henning east frieze hermes dionysis demeter ares poseidon apollo artemis aphrodite eros please fill out the form below and we will get in touch to confirm the details of your enquiry.
A french term from the italian basso relievo low relief bas relief pronounced bah ree leef is a sculpture technique in which figures and or other design elements are just barely more prominent than the overall flat background bas relief is only one form of relief sculpture.