The west pediment of the Parthenon : iconography and iconology /

"This book offers a holistic study of the sculptures (and attributed fragments) of the west pediment of the Parthenon. For the very first time, the sculptures are examined in close relation to the drawings of the west pediment, as well as the iconography, myths, cults and topography of the Acro...

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Main Author:	Mitsios, Ioannis (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]
Series:	Monumenta Graeca et Romana ; v. 31
Subjects:	Parthenon (Athens, Greece) Parthénon (Athènes, Grèce) Sculpture, Greek > Greece > Athens. Iconology > Greece > Athens. Sculpture grecque > Grèce > Athènes. Sculpture, Greek Greece Greece > Athens

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Summary:	"This book offers a holistic study of the sculptures (and attributed fragments) of the west pediment of the Parthenon. For the very first time, the sculptures are examined in close relation to the drawings of the west pediment, as well as the iconography, myths, cults and topography of the Acropolis of Athens. The monograph offers nine new identifications, out of the fourteen heroic figures depicted on the west pediment of the Parthenon"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	xiii, 139 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-136) and indexes.
ISBN:	9789004721883 9004721886
ISSN:	0169-8850 ;