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Greece
Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Size: 16 W x 24 H x 0.1 D in
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The metopes of the Parthenon are the surviving set of what were originally 92 square carved plaques of Pentelic marble originally located above the columns of the Parthenon peristyle on the Acropolis of Athens. The southern metopes are the best preserved. Fifteen of them are in the British Museum in London and one is in the Louvre. Those of the other sides, badly damaged, are in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, or still in place on the building Discussions between UK and Greek officials about the future of the metopes in London are ongoing. The majority of metopes were systematically destroyed by Christians at the time of the transformation of the Parthenon into a church towards the sixth or the seventh century AD. The southern metopes are the best preserved. Fifteen of them are in the British Museum in London and one is in the Louvre. Those of the other sides, badly damaged, are in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, or still in place on the building. Discussions between UK and Greek officials about the future of the metopes in London are ongoing. These metopes are both the best preserved and the most fully destroyed. The best preserved are those ends that were taken to London by Lord Elgin, which preserved them completely, in comparison with those of the other sides remained on the building. However, the central metopes (South XIII to XXI) have also completely disappeared in the explosion of the powder magazine in 1687. Only the drawings attributed to Jacques Carrey, dating from 1674, remain. Based on those drawings and to marble pieces, left from the sculptures after so many disasters, we attempt full restoration of two centauromachy scenes, for the first time, with all anatomical details.
Drawing:Charcoal on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:16 W x 24 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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Ships From:Greece.
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Greece
Dr. P. Katavelos, a medical doctor from Thessaloniki and Athens, Greece, is an artist who creates anatomical studies of the greatest works of art in the world, reconstructs works of art from antiquity (metopes, reliefs, and sculptures), and restores drawings, paintings, and sculptures from the classical Greco-Roman world, Renaissance, Mannerism, and Baroque periods. He also studies old masters' masterpieces and classical contemporary artworks.
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