Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Interior of the Tomb of Shields and Chairs

Interior of the Tomb  of Shields and Chairs

Built  by  the Etruscan Families
Made during the 7th Century
Located at Cerveteri, Italy
Chairs made for the terracota statues of the deceased
Made from the bedrock and earth they had cut into

Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena

Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena

Made by an Etruscan sculptor
Made during the 2nd Century BCE
Located in Tarquinia, Italy
Coffin has depictions of the Etruscan Underworld on the sides

Monday, October 26, 2015

Temple of Apollo

Temple of Apollo

Designed by Paionios of Ephesos and Daphnis of Miletos
Made around 300 BCE
Located in Didyma, Turkey
Dedicated to Apollo, Venture into non-traditional build design
Planned to have 4 walls and an open ceiling. Took 500 years to built but never fully completed

Caryatids of the South Porch of the Erechtheion

Caryatids of the South Porch of the Erechtheion

Made in 405 BCE
Located at Erechtheion, Greece
Built as an alternative art style for columns, replace the traditional Ionic style
Plaster Casts of Marble Statues

Three Goddesses ( Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite )

Three Goddesses ( Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite )

Made by Phidias
Made around 432 BCE
Found at the Panthenon at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
Sculpted from marble 

Athena Parthenos

Athena Parthenos

Made by Phidias
Made around  438 BCE
Found in the cella of the Parthenon at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
Built in dedication to Athena
Built from chryselephantine, a mix of ivory and gold
Original was destroyed during the Persian sacking of Athens

Chariot Race of Pelops and Oinomaos

Chariot Race of Pelops and Oinomaos

Made around 456 BCE
Found at the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece
Tells the story of the Chariot Race between Pelops and King Oinomaos
Sculpted and carved from marble