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Olympia: Phidias' Studio

unknown (Greek (ancient))
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Alternative Title
Phidias' Workshop
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/128764
Date
-440
Description
Side view of the High Altar (added in early Byzantine period); Phidias is the most famous sculptor of Greek antiquity. His large cult statues were described by Pausanias. Phidias' statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. "For the making of the colossal statue of Zeus, a workshop was erected west of the temple, which survived with various alterations until late Roman times. It measured 14.57 x 32.18 m, and in and around it were found numerous tools, moulds and other materials from the period of the chryselephantine Zeus, obviously used by Pheidias [Phidias] and his assistants." Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 11/11/2007)
Type of Work
studio (work space)
Subject
architectural exteriors, Artists' studios, Classical
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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