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Severe Temple
of Zeus at Olympia, a Doric temple from the Early
Classical period (470-457 B.C.), designed by Libon from Elis.
Plan and section, from Perseus Building Catalog: Olympia,
Temple of Zeus
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Temple of Zeus, with themes of pedimental groups indicated
After Stewart, Greek Sculpture, and from Beazley Archive: Sculpture:
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East
Pediment, Temple of Zeus, with chariot race between Oinomaos and Pelops
Perseus Sculpture Catalog: Olympia
East Pediment
Reconstructions
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Sterope,
Wife of Oinomaos
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Oinomaos
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Pelops
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Seer
Second photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Kladeos
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Head
of Kladeos
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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West
Pediment, Temple of Zeus, with battle of Centaurs and Lapiths
Perseus Sculpture Catalog: Olympia
West Pediment
Reconstruction (from Stewart, Greek Sculpture, fig. 263)
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Group with Lapith Youth and Biting Centaur, from right side of pediment
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Detail
of head of Lapith Youth whose arm is bitten by Centaur, from right side
of pediment
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Head
of biting Centaur, who's biting right arm of Lapith Youth in preceding image
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Metopes,
Temple of Zeus, from friezes of pronaos and opisthodomos
Perseus Sculpture Catalog: Olympia
Metopes. Drawings from John Boardman, Greek Sculpture: Classical Period
(Marion Cox), and from Bealzley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
of Casts
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Metope
from opisthodomos frieze: Heracles and the lion
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Metope
from opisthodomos frieze: Heracles and the birds
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Metope
from pronaos frieze: Heracles and Atlas with apples
First photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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from pronaos frieze: Heracles and Cerberus |
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Metope
from pronaos frieze: Heracles Cleaning Stables
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Severe
Temple of Hera II at Paestum, a Doric temple from the Early
Classical Period (460-450 B.C.)
Perseus Building Catalog: Paestum, "Temple
of Poseidon"
Color
reconstructions of Temple of Hera II Plan and view of Temple of Hera
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Severe
Temple of Hera (=Temple E), Selinus, a Doric temple
with a Late Archaic peristyle (490-480 B.C.)
and an Early Classical cella with porch
metopes (465-450 B.C.)
Perseus Building Catalog: Selinus,
Temple E
Plan and view of Temple of Hera |
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Plan,
Athens Parthenon
Perseus Building Catalog: Athens,
Parthenon
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Parthenon
on Athenian Acropolis, a Doric and Ionic temple from Parthenon
period (447-432 B.C.), classical moment; architectural features
designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates, cult statue made by Pheidias, and
architectural sculptures probably designed by Pheidias.
South Metopes, with battle of Lapiths and Centaurs (447-442 B.C.) Perseus
Sculpture Catalog: Parthenon
Metopes
South Metope no. 1. First photograph of metope in situ copyright A. Nicgorski;
second photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
of Casts
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Parthenon
frieze (442-438 B.C.)
Link to essay, F. Van Keuren (under Key Concepts) entitled, "What is
Represented in the Parthenon
Frieze?"
Perseus Sculpture Catalog: Parthenon
Frieze
Plan of frieze (from Perseus, copyright Candace
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East
Pediment: Birth of Athena from Head of Zeus
Perseus Sculpture Catalog: Parthenon
East Pediment
Madrid Puteal, showing lost figures from center of East Pediment
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West
Pediment: Contest of Athena and Poseidon for primary status in Attica
Perseus Sculpture Catalog: Parthenon
West Pediment
Torso of Poseidon
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Temple
of Apollo at Bassae, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian temple from Parthenon
period (450 B.C.) and Rich-Style
period (425-420 B.C.); designed by Iktinos
Perseus Building Catalog: Bassae,
Temple of Apollo
Plan of Temple (from Perseus, copyright
C.S. Smith)
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Detail
of Amazonomachy frieze from naos
Photograph from Berve and Gruben, Greek Temples, Theatres and Shrines,
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Temple
of Athena, Tegea, Doric and Corinthian temple from
Late Classical period, designed by Skopas (375-350
or 350-325 B.C.) and with architectural sculptures in early baroque
style
Perseus Site Catalog: Tegea
Plan and section
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West
pediment, battle of Achilles and Telephos, in presence of Heracles (father
of Telephos)
Sculptures in early baroque style, evidently designed by Scopas
Head of Achilles
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Head
of Telephos
Photograph from Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
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Temple
of Athena Nike on Athenian Acropolis,
Ionic temple from Rich-Style period (427-421 B.C.)
with late parapet reliefs (late 5th cenutyr B.C.),
Rich Style
Perseus Building Catalog: Athens,
Temple of Athena Nike
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Mausoleum
at Halicarnassus, a baroque monumental tomb
from Late Classical period, designed
by Pytheos (362-351 B.C.)
Peseus Building Catalog: Mausoleum,
Halicarnassus
Reconstructions. Second and third ones from Beazley Archive: Sculpture:
Collection
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East
frieze with Amazonomachy, attributed to Scopas
Photographs from AICT
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Ionic
Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon, from Middle
Hellenistic period, dated182-165 B.C. for exterior frieze; a
baroque monument designed by Menekrates of Rhodes
Perseus Site Catalog: Pergamon
Reconstruction of west entrance, in Pergamon Museum, Berlin
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Exterior
frieze
Beazley Archive: Sculpture: Collection
of Casts
East frieze, section with Zeus
Photographs from AICT |
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East
frieze, section with Athena, giant Alcyoneus, Ge (mother of Alcyoneus and
other giants) and Nike
Photographs from AICT |
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