Bulley, Margaret H. (Margaret Hattersley), b. 1882 · New York : The Macmillan Company · leaf 238
neralconception and artistic scheme of the buildings were hisand that he supervised and directed all the work forPericles, but except for the great statue of Athena whichthe master made for the Parthenon, we do not know ifany of the sculptures are by his hand. This is theaccount given by Plutarch.… … GREEK ART 173 all was the rapidity of construction. Pheidias managedeverything and was his (Pericles) overseer in all the work.^ Ictinus was the architect of the Parthenon, and theskill of many hands is displayed in its sculptures, whichconsisted of a frieze of over 520 feet in length,…
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