The Elgin Marbles Poseidon Appollo Artemis

Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
The elgin marbles poseidon appollo artemis. 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. Welcome to parthenon marbles. 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.
Randomly distributed on the floor of a large gallery the statues appear as if they are part of a crowd. 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. 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.
Built of marble from mount pentelicus the parthenon is of post and lintel construction block on block without mortar. Figures created in high relief appear to be more than halfway raised from their background. I am aware of a handful of copies of the frieze which show the missing deities to a varying degree of accuracy. This collection known as the elgin marbles or parthenon marbles was bought by the british government in 1816 ce to be finally displayed in the british museum london.
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 parthenon or elgin marbles date back 2 500 years and are marble sculptures depicting stories in greek history.