Hermes with the Infant Dionysus: A Formal and Iconographic Analysis
Hermes with the Infant Dionysus
A) Listing
Title: Hermes with the Infant Dionysus
Author: Praxiteles (~390-335 BC)
Chronology: 4th Century BC (343 BC). Late Classical Greek Period. Discovered in 1877 at the Temple of Hera in Olympia.
B) External Data
Technique: Carving
Material: Parian marble from the island of Paros; partially reconstructed with plaster.
Tools: Drill, chisel, hammer
Form: Freestanding sculpture (viewable from all angles)
Type: Two-figure sculptural group
Color: Monochrome (originally polychromed)
Pergamon Altar & Erechtheum: History, Architecture, and Significance
Pergamon Altar
A) General documentation
Name ledifici:
Pergamon Altar of Zeus or
Location:
Currently in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, is a native of Pergamum, Turkey.
Architect:
Unknown even know that was Lescol Pergamon
Background:
In 188 BC, during the reign dÈMenes II
Shan Materials used:
Marble
Building System:
Archivolt
Three dimensions:
36.44 m in the east and west coasts; 34.29 meters along North and South.
Committees and receiver:
Lencarrega Attalus I, king of Pergamum and was directed
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