Horse-Stableman-Nobleman-Groom

Sculpture

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Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

Catalogue Image: 2015-00-00
Catalogue Image

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Name/Title

Horse-Stableman-Nobleman-Groom

Entry/Object ID

75G0808

Description

Depicts three men attending a horse. Relief exudes beige finish.

Type of Sculpture

Relief

Artwork Details

Medium

Resin

Context

This frieze represented the festival, the Great Panathenaea, which was celebrated by the city of Athens in honour of the goddess Athena.. The festival was celebrated every four years, and on such an occasion a peplos ,made by noble women, was used to clothe a wooden statue of the goddess. An important part of the festival procession consisted of racing chariots, but more importantly the horsemen. Images of horses and horsemen occupy about half the frieze. The probable artists are Ictinos or Callicrates under Pheidias. The title could also be "Preparation for the Cavalcade", which may be a more correct guess than the preceding pedantic identification. The well composed and structured group, a difficult task on a relief, as well as the well articulated bodies and poses, bear witness to the heightened skills, experience and sensitivity of Classicism. Nonetheless, the picture remains a living tableau. It is a frozen action, not yet thawed by naturalism.

Made/Created

Date made

443 BCE - 437 BCE

Time Period

Classical

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Greek - Classical

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

103 cm

Width

13 cm

Length

139 cm

Research Notes

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Notes

Coulton, J.J. Ancient Greek Architects at Work. Ithaca, New York. Cornell University Press. 1977. Public: No

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Aryton, Elizabeth. Doric Temple, London. Thames and Hudson. 1961 Public: No

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St. Clair, William. Lord Elgin and the Marbles, London. Oxford University Press. 1967. Public: No

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Berve, Helmut. Greek Temples, Theaters, and Shrines. New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc. 1963. Public: No

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Hopper, R.J. Acropolis. New York, MacMillan, 1971. Public: No

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Charbonneux, Martin Villard. Classical Greek Art. London, Thames & London. 1971. Public: No

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Agard, Walter Raymond. Greek Tradition in Sculpture. New York, Arno Press. 1979. Public: No

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Ridgway, B.S. Fifth Century Styles in Greek Sculpture. Princeton, Princeton University Press. 1981. Public: No

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Scranton, Robert L. Greek Architecture. New York, George Braziller. 1962. Public: No