Marbles From The Pediment Of The Parthenon
The parthenon marbles have remained a central part of the british museum collection ever since.
Marbles from the pediment of the parthenon. Controversy over their acquisition by the british museum. 447 438 bce type marble dimensions 75 m 246 ft location british museum london the parthenon marbles greek. 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. Thanks to pausanias a greek geographer the themes of.
Lord elgin removed. The elgin marbles are the most famous exhibit in the british museum. Also known as the parthenon sculptures they re beautiful friezes that once adorned the parthenon on the acropolis of athens. 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.
A short history of the parthenon marbles. Not all of the parthenon marbles however survive down to the present day. Mary beard the parthenon profile 2002 william st clair lord elgin and the marbles 3rd edition oxford university press 1998 ian jenkins the parthenon frieze british museum press 1994 these titles and others are. 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.
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. Parthenon marbles elgin marbles artist phidias year c. Why restitution is not always the answer a look at what happened to the sculptures from early christian times to the 21st century and the damage to those. They were likely made by several artists including agoracritos.
Thirty six are in athens fifty six are in the british. The master builder was likely phidias. Many people don t realise that as well as athens and london there are a number of other parthenon sculptures in the glyptothek museum in munich the kunsthistorisches museum in vienna the musée du louvre in paris the national museum in copenhagen the university museum in würzburg and the.