Marble Statue Of Athena
Statue of athena parthenos.
Marble statue of athena. 65 130 80 cm classification. The athena parthenos was then a gigantic statue which according to pliny was around 11 5 metres tall 26 cubits and was made of carved ivory for flesh parts and gold 1140 kilos or 44 talents of it for everything else all wrapped around a wooden core. Athena parthenos date 130 150 technique sculpted medium marble dimension height. 51 3 16 in.
Provenance royal collection col. It was the most renowned cult image of athens considered one of the greatest achievements of the m. Statue of the so called athena of castro pretorio hellenistic statue mid 3rd century bc based on 6th century bc models from the via mentena centrale montemartini rome 22124997272 jpg 3 014 4 787. Athena parthenos is a lost massive chryselephantine sculpture of the greek goddess athena made by phidias and his assistants and housed in the parthenon in athens.
This statue was designed as its focal point. There have been many replicas and works inspired by the statue in both ancient and modern times. In the national archaeological museum athens. The varvakeion athena is a roman era statue of athena parthenos now part of the collection of the national archaeological museum of athens.
Athena was the tutelary deity of athens and the goddess of wisdom and warriors. The designation athena promachos is not attested before a dedicatory inscription of the early. Marble statue of athena. Carlos iii palacio real madrid.
Alinari art resource new york learn about this topic in these articles. Parthenos maiden virgin was an epithet of athena. Purchase lila acheson wallace gift 1996. Pheidias also sculpted two other figures of athena on the acropolis the huge gold and ivory cult image of athena parthenos in the parthenon and the lemnian athena.
31 1 2 in. 37 in 7716 1 lb. The extraordinary quality and quantity of the marble sculpture which adorned the 5th century bce parthenon in athens made it the most richly decorated of all greek temples. The athena promachos was a colossal bronze statue of athena sculpted by pheidias which stood between the propylaea and the parthenon on the acropolis of athens.
51 3 16 in. Found in athens and known as the varvakeion athena. The varvakeion a roman marble copy c. Ad 130 of the colossal gold and ivory statue of the athena parthenos by phidias 438 bc.