Temple Of Minerva Elgin Marbles
On sixty one plates selected from stuart s and revett s antiquities of athens.
Temple of minerva elgin marbles. The elgin marbles many of the beautiful aspects of this temple are no longer at the ancient site. To which are. The marbles taken by lord elgin more than 200 years ago when greece was part of the ottoman empire represent about half the sculptures that once adorned the parthenon temple. On sixty one plates selected from stuart s and revett s antiquities of athens.
Free shipping on qualifying offers. The elgin marbles from the temple of minerva at athens. 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 assistants. The elgin marbles from the temple of minerva at athens.
On sixty one plates selected from stuart s and revett s antiquities of athens. The marbles are beautiful friezes and sculptures that once adorned the parthenon on the acropolis of athens built between 447 and 438 b c. Thomas bruce who was the 7 th earl of elgin was a scottish ambassador to the ottoman empire. Of commons respecting the earl of elgin s.
Elgin s agents in athens had not only taken vases and statuettes but also erected scaffolds around the building of the parthenon. On sixty one plates selected from stuart s and revett s antiquities of athens. To which are. The elgin marbles from the temple of minerva at athens.
This banner text can have markup. They stripped the erechtheium and the temple of victory and took away one of the caryatids. The parthenon marbles greek. The elgin marbles from the temple of minerva at athens.
Of commons respecting the earl of elgin s. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally. The turks allowed him to take many ancient artifacts to england in the 1800s where they remain to this day. It is estimated that elgin shipped to england at least 253 pieces of marbles vases and coins at two different times.
Antiquities stuart james 1713 1788. Free shipping on qualifying offers. To which are added the report from the select committee to the house of commons respecting the earl of elgin s collection of sculptured marbles and an historical account of the temple. They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
The elgin marbles from the temple of minerva at athens.