Olympia: Phidias' Studio (Olympia, Greece) : General view, from the southeast
- Creator:
- unknown (Greek (ancient)
- Published/Created:
- Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece
ca. 440 BCE - Date Depicted:
- 10/16/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD - Materials:
- marble
stone - Notes:
- 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.
- Variant Titles:
- Phidias' Workshop
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Greece -- 3rd century BCE -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Greece -- 4th century BCE -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Greece -- 5th century BCE -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Classical
- Culture:
- Greek (ancient)
- Accession Number:
- 1A3-G-O-12-A1
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
studios (work spaces) (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; Artists' studios construction building divisions; rooms and spaces; studios (work spaces)
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/16/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10098762
- PID:
- digcoll:1824259