athena and hephaistos, from the east frieze of the parthenon
Archive ID: 421519
Description: zeus and hera, from the east frieze of the parthenon, stone v, detail, about 438-432 bc.
british museum, london, uk
on the right side of block v the goddess athena (36) sits indifferently, with her back to the peplos scene.beside her sits a bearded god toward the right, but turning back to talk to her. the walking-stick beneath his right armpit shows his crippleness and identifies him as hephaistos.
it is evident that the frieze was planned as a whole by the sculptor pheidias, who was responsible for the supervision of the entire construction of the temple and its decoration, which was carried out by his students agorakritos, alkamenes, kresilas and other famous sculptors. the frieze was made of blocks of various sizes. its total length was 160 m., and its height 1.02 m. it went around the top of the walls of the cella (sekos), the main part of the temple. with the height of the frieze given, the artists were obliged to render the figures in different sizes and poses. thus some are depicted on the ground, some ride, some stand, others leap into chariots, in such a way as to fit into the limited space of the frieze. characteristic is the decrease in relative size of the horses and the greater size of the divinities who are shown seated on the east end of the building.
british museum, london, uk
on the right side of block v the goddess athena (36) sits indifferently, with her back to the peplos scene.beside her sits a bearded god toward the right, but turning back to talk to her. the walking-stick beneath his right armpit shows his crippleness and identifies him as hephaistos.
it is evident that the frieze was planned as a whole by the sculptor pheidias, who was responsible for the supervision of the entire construction of the temple and its decoration, which was carried out by his students agorakritos, alkamenes, kresilas and other famous sculptors. the frieze was made of blocks of various sizes. its total length was 160 m., and its height 1.02 m. it went around the top of the walls of the cella (sekos), the main part of the temple. with the height of the frieze given, the artists were obliged to render the figures in different sizes and poses. thus some are depicted on the ground, some ride, some stand, others leap into chariots, in such a way as to fit into the limited space of the frieze. characteristic is the decrease in relative size of the horses and the greater size of the divinities who are shown seated on the east end of the building.
Added on: March 26, 2007
Tags: athens atene atene acropolis phidia pheidias frieze doric classic classical art pericles democracy myth mythology greek sculpture 5th century classical art ictinus panathenaic low relief greek gods
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