Marbles From The Pediment Of The Parthenon

The master builder was likely phidias.
Marbles from the pediment of the parthenon. Thirty six are in athens fifty six are in the british. The marbles in london were removed from the parthenon in the first decade of the 19th century under the auspices of thomas bruce the seventh earl of elgin and were first exhibited in london in 1807. The parthenon marbles also known as the elgin marbles are one of the must see collections held by london s british museum beautiful and iconic they are given pride of place in the museum and considered one of the collection highlights but their situation there is not without its controversies. They were likely made by several artists including agoracritos.
Of these ninety four still exist either intact or broken. Thanks to pausanias a greek geographer the themes of. The elgin marbles are the most famous exhibit in the british museum. How the parthenon lost its marbles in 1801 a british nobleman stripped the parthenon of many of its sculptures and took them to england.
There were originally 115 panels in the frieze. Controversy over their acquisition by the british museum. Lord elgin removed. The pediments of the parthenon are the two sets of statues around fifty in pentelic marble originally located on the east and west facades of the parthenon on the acropolis of athens.
Not all of the parthenon marbles however survive down to the present day. 447 438 bce type marble dimensions 75 m 246 ft location british museum london the parthenon marbles greek. A short history of the parthenon marbles. Parthenon marbles elgin marbles artist phidias year c.
γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his. The parthenon marbles have remained a central part of the british museum collection ever since. Also known as the parthenon sculptures they re beautiful friezes that once adorned the parthenon on the acropolis of athens.