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The Parthenon

ArtistIktinos
ViewTotal seen along processional way from Propylaea (late afternoon light) (1999)
SiteAthens
LocationGreece
Date447-432 BC
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodGreek Classical Period
Saskia No.Jga-0049
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 42
 Gombrich, The Story of Art, 16th ed., plate 50
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 7, plate 50
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 13, plate 9
 Margaret Lazzari, Exploring Art, 1st ed., chapter 3, plate 4
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 5, plate 39
 Trachtenberg & Hyman, Architecture, 1st ed., chapter 1, plate 81