Parthenon metopes

Question 1

date

Answer 1

447

Question 2

how many sculpted

Answer 2

92/92

Question 3

how many myths

Answer 3

4

Question 4

south

Answer 4

lapiths vs centuars

Question 5

other sides

Answer 5

trojan war, amazonmachy, giganmachy

Question 6

composition, action, figures: centaur with lapith in a head grip

Answer 6

composition: uses space well, focal point is headlock, chaotic feel, elegant curve of lapiths back, not a good use of space.Action: centuar rearing up with lapiths head in its arm, crush lapiths head with a stone.Musculature of centaur responsive, lapiths should look limp but is tensed.

Question 7

composition, action, figures: centaur with skin of tiger on its arm

Answer 7

composition: space filled by animal skin, tip also fills spaceaction: dynamic, energyfigure: head of lapith thrown back in pain

Question 8

composition, action, figures: lapith with foot in centaurs groin

Answer 8

composition: empty space, triangular, no focal point.action: static, drapery makes action look staticfigures: no effort shown in musculature, but it is nice, centaur has no neck

Question 9

composition, action, figures: centaur and lapiths jumping up not facing eachother

Answer 9

composition: chiastic, contrast of drapery and musculature, space filled well, cloak being there is not natural, dynamicaction: dynamic, but no sense of aggression figures: look posed instead of strained.