CLASSICS 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Peristyle, Magna Graecia, Portico
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Very few fragments survive - conjecture to reconstruct, even location is unsure. 6 columns along facade, 13 along the side, placed along south side of acropolis where parthenon sits today. Ancestor to the parthenon, was moved to make way for it. High degree of sculptural detail in the pediment. Theme similar to temple of artemis at corfu. Adopted from artistic techniques of near east. Demo of how city thought of themself. Triton: torso of man, tail of a fish. Creatures with human torso and animal tail intertwined. Composite creature, look back at possible human evolution, looking back to primordial days beginning of society/culture. Used creatures that lend themselves well to the corner spaces. Triton"s fish tail fits well, and herakles fighting him in somewhat recumbent pose - doesn"t change scale or look awkward. More elegant solution for problem of the corners. First ionic capitals found at sangri on island of naxos.