ART HIS 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lapiths, Ionic Order, Phidias
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Increases the beauty of the frieze: a manipulation of reality to create something overly beautiful, the drapery of the lapith makes it improbable that he is in battle. Increases the aesthetic of the frieze by defining the musculature and physique of the lapith and centaur: phidias, east pediment, parthenon, akropolis, athens, greece, ca. It is helios, the sun god: the next figure is reclining on an animal skin, he is a very youthful god, no beard. Iktinos and kallikrates: parthenon, akropolis, athens, greece, ca 440 bc, the ionic frieze is inside the peristyle. It is very secluded and isolated: always obstructed by different objects, the frieze depicts a panathenaic frieze. It is a celebration of the city: the wooden, olive wood koanon (athena polonon) was the centerpiece of the celebration. It stood during the high classical stage in the erectheion. It was the most sacred statue in athens: north side.
