• These frescoes served as an inspiration to artists for the metopes of the Parthenon, but also for the shield of the chryselephantine statue.[58].
  • They are slabs fitted between the triglyphs and shielded on top by cornices.At the Parthenon there were 92 metopes, all decorated in high relief, quite...
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  • As drawn by Jacques Carrey in 1674: The Metopes of the West End of the Parthenon by William Stahl Ebersole (1899).
  • The metopes on each of the four sides of the Parthenon depict a different mythical battle or war. The south side is perhaps the best preserved.
  • Metopes often had painted or sculptural decoration; [1] the most famous example are the 92 metopes of the Parthenon , some of which depict the battle between...
  • Subject Description: Each metope of the exterior Doric frieze of the Parthenon was carved with sculptural decoration.
  • Contents
    • 1 What do the metopes of the Parthenon depict?
    • 2 What two events are depicted on the pediments of the Parthenon?
  • Which themes are pictured on the metopes of the Parthenon? On the west wall metopes is the portrayal of the mythical battle between the Ancient Greeks and the...
  • The fourteen metopes decorating the east side of the Parthenon represent the Gigantomachy, the battle between the Olympian gods and the Giants, in...
  • Doric columns of the Parthenon topped by an architrave beam and triglyphs and spaces for the metopes which have been removed.
  • Except for this foundation, the primary material of the Temple of Parthenon is Pentelic marble. The Parthenon sculptor who sculpted all metopes and statues in...
  • The Metopes of the Parthenon. ... A long sequence of actions based on first aid techniques passes by in front of the spectator, like a collection of allegories.