The Catalogue · Opus LX (60)

Phidias and the Parthenon, Athens (Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends)

Lawrence Alma-Tadema 1868
MediumPanel
Dimensions72 x 110.5 cm (28.3 x 43.5 inches)
Current Location
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham, England✓Verified
ReferenceSwanson LX
Phidias and the Parthenon, Athens (Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends)
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