Architectural Areas of the Parthenon and Architectural Sculptures Discussion – Description
What three architectural areas of the Parthenon have architectural sculptures? In other words, where was the sculpture originally found ON the temple? On the stylobate? On the cornice? On the frieze? What kind of frieze?
What is the subject matter of each type of architectural sculpture? What do the scenes concern? A Greek myth or a religious practice? An everyday event? You can describe this in brief for each type of architectural sculpture. (I don’t need an in-depth list, figure by figure.)
List two examples where we see the influence of these High Classical sculptures in other artistic traditions (given the content of the Bonnie Greer video.
What is Joan Connelly’s theory about the subject matter of the Parthenon frieze? Now you know the traditional interpretation of the subject matter of the Parthenon Frieze, but what is Joan Connelly’s theory? Find out with this New York Times Review by Caroline Alexander of Connelly’s book or this new Yorker Article by Daniel Mendelsohn
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