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The elgin marbles poseidon appollo artemis.
Poseidon apollo and artemis künstler.
John henning east frieze hermes dionysis demeter ares poseidon apollo artemis aphrodite eros please fill out the form below and we will get in touch to confirm the details of your enquiry.
The parthenon or elgin marbles date back 2 500 years and are marble sculptures depicting stories in greek history.
Figures created in high relief appear to be more than halfway raised from their background.
A french term from the italian basso relievo low relief bas relief pronounced bah ree leef is a sculpture technique in which figures and or other design elements are just barely more prominent than the overall flat background bas relief is only one form of relief sculpture.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas bruce.
I am aware of a handful of copies of the frieze which show the missing deities to a varying degree of accuracy.
The focus of the frieze depicts all the gods apparently attending a ceremony.
A portion of the frieze a metope and a head from a pediment figure also reside in the louvre paris and several more pieces are scattered around european museums.
A simple greek temple plan comprises two back to back halls.
The 2 500 year old section of marble was presented to the greek government by italy s president giorgio napolitano as a gesture of goodwill between the t.
The museum is the new home for hundreds of statues from the archaic and classical eras.
Whilst the panel depicting poseidon apollo and artemis remains in athens the majesty of the scene cannot be comprehended in the british museum.
Randomly distributed on the floor of a large gallery the statues appear as if they are part of a crowd.