Greece is known for its famous exhibitions of sculptures capturing the human form in a unique perception. The friezes that are shown tells a much deeper story, exhibiting a mythology from ancient athens. Greek artists were particularly fascinated with proportion and composition of their execution that has made some of their sculptures most significant today. Among Greece artist, the most recognizable sculptures and architect was done by Phedias, who has made his mark in Greece in his specialization in gold and ivory statues. He established a general perception of Zeus and Athena while also depicting myths of battles. Pheidias is responsible of the construction of the Parthenon marbles that served as a treasury as well as a temple dedicated
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The Doric frieze is one of the most iconic elements of the parthenon. There are elements which proves that it may have been tampered with “The building omits the iconic wall base molding found in its archaic predecessor.” There are too many elements from the original parthenon that the reconstruction lacks to state that neglect did not take place. The parthenon was a major factor in unifying athens as a whole with exemplifying its famous myths through friezes. The carelessness that took place in the removal of the Parthenon not only affected the authentication of the iconic elements, but it effected Greece. Politically speaking it is important to to note that the parthenon merged Greece as a city. Thomas Sakoulas a Professor and Chair of the Art Department at the State University of New York states; “The fact that common people are depicted as individuals for the first time at the Parthenon frieze was owed to the fact that for the first time in history every citizen of a city was recognized as a significant entity and a considerable moving force in the polis and the observable universe.” The removal of the Parthenon eliminated the element that unified Greece as a city. The Parthenon provided for the storytelling tradition that was part of Greek
The Doric frieze is one of the most iconic elements of the parthenon. There are elements which proves that it may have been tampered with “The building omits the iconic wall base molding found in its archaic predecessor.” There are too many elements from the original parthenon that the reconstruction lacks to state that neglect did not take place. The parthenon was a major factor in unifying athens as a whole with exemplifying its famous myths through friezes. The carelessness that took place in the removal of the Parthenon not only affected the authentication of the iconic elements, but it effected Greece. Politically speaking it is important to to note that the parthenon merged Greece as a city. Thomas Sakoulas a Professor and Chair of the Art Department at the State University of New York states; “The fact that common people are depicted as individuals for the first time at the Parthenon frieze was owed to the fact that for the first time in history every citizen of a city was recognized as a significant entity and a considerable moving force in the polis and the observable universe.” The removal of the Parthenon eliminated the element that unified Greece as a city. The Parthenon provided for the storytelling tradition that was part of Greek