ICTINUS

ĭktīˈnəs, fl. 2d half of 5th cent. b.c., one of the greatest architects of Greece. His celebrated work is the Parthenon (447–432 b.c.) upon the acropolis at Athens, which he built with the architect Callicrates as associate. Ictinus also built the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, near Phigalia, c.430 b.c. and is said to have rebuilt the Telesterion at Eleusis.

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books on: Ictinus  - 114 results

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Studies of the Gods in Greece at Certain Sanctuaries Recently Excavated: Being Eight Lectures Given in 1890 at the Lowell Institute
Book by Louis Dyer; Macmillan and Co., 1894
Subjects: Cults--Greece, Greece--Antiquities, Greece--Religion
...Outline-sketch of the ground-plan of the Hall of Ictinus 202 Plan...Initiation--Halls of Pisistratus, Cimon, Ictinus -- Cyclopean traces -- Roman restorations -- The Hall of Ictinus -- The portion of Hades -- Greater and...
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Greek Temples, Theatres, and Shrines
Book by Helmut Berve, Gottfried Gruben; Thames and Hudson, 1963
Subjects: Architecture, Greek, Shrines--Greece, Temples, Greek, Theaters--Greece
...taking part in the celebration could watch the proceedings in the hall. A new building designed in the fifth century by Ictinus, the architect of the Parthenon, corresponded to this layout, except that, partly driven into the rock, it was four times...
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The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its Historic Development
Book by William Bell Dinsmoor, William J. Anderson, R. Phené Spiers; Biblo and Tannen, 1973
Subjects: Architecture--Greece
...most readily comprehend their civilisation in all its bearings. A masterpiece turned out in the workshop where Phidias and Ictinus perfected their marvellous designs is in itself a document, for those who have eyes to read it, more precious by far than...
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The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its Historic Development
Book by William Bell Dinsmoor; Biblo and Tannen, 1973
Subjects: Architecture--Greece
...most readily comprehend their civilisation in all its bearings. A masterpiece turned out in the workshop where Phidias and Ictinus perfected their marvellous designs is in itself a document, for those who have eyes to read it, more precious by far than...
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A Handbook of Greek & Roman Architecture
Book by D. S. Robertson; Cambridge University Press, 1959
Subjects: Architecture--Greece--History, Architecture--Rome--History
...75 Telesterion, Eleusis ground-plan of Ictinus scheme, restored 172 Ibid. Pl. 9...Telesterion, Eleusis restored section of Ictinus schme 173 Ibid. Pl. 10. 77...1 See p. 310 . Ictinus seems to have planned a peripteral colonnade...
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Realist Quandaries: Posing Professional and Proprietary Models in the 1860s
Journal article by Susan Waller; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 89, 2007
Subjects: Art, Impressionism, Traditions
...Delaroches compositions, however, which showed assemblies of artists gathered around male figuresHomer in the Ingres and Apelles, Ictinus, and Phidias in the Delaroche-or even Fantins earlier Homage to Delacroix, which centered on the image of the deceased painter...


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magazine articles on: Ictinus  - 15 results

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Browser
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 211, February 2002
Subjects: Architecture--Services, Online services--Services, Web sites--Analysis
...ferocious web-usability guru, Jakob Nielsen, would approve. Ictinus at last - and Callicrates too Some sites we have looked at...sculpture from prehistory to now. Back in January 2000 we tried the Ictinus test and failed to find any reference to him or to Greek architecture...
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String Theory
Magazine article by Clifford A. Pickover; Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 30, November 2006
Subjects: Art and science--Analysis, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Visualization (Mental images)--Usage, Visualization (Psychology)--Usage
...mathematics, and art is a fuzzy one; the three are fraternal philosophies formalized by ancient Greeks like Eratosthenes and Ictinus. Computer graphics helps reunite these philosophies by providing convenient ways to represent natural, mathematical, and artistic...
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Letters
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 213, February 2003
...mighty Libeskind. I cannot believe that anyone can understand that message unless they have read the script beforehand. Did Ictinus and Callicrates or Palladio require people to read a textbook before visiting their work? Can it be that both these buildings...
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Sliced Toast
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 214, July 2003
...news, interiors, dining, unbuilt design, links and a search page. No, since you were going to ask, theres no Callicrates or Ictinus which is just as well since this is about contemporary Edinburgh architecture and not the old stuff. There are a few slow...
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Beauty Secrets of the Parthenon
Magazine article; World and I, Vol. 24, January 2009
Subjects: Greek temples--Buildings and facilities, Greek temples--Materials, Parthenon--Buildings and facilities, Temples, Greek--Buildings and facilities, Temples, Greek--Materials
...begins? I did not think so--my beauty is classic, my artistry classless. Those in charge of my upbringing (the famous Pheidias, Ictinus and Callicrates) took great pains that I grew properly. Even now, I look gorgeously straight and symmetrical only because I...
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encyclopedia articles on: Ictinus  - 6 results

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Ictinus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ICTINUS ikti n s, fl. 2d half of 5th cent. b.c., one of the greatest architects of Greece. His celebrated work is the Parthenon (447 432 b.c.) upon the acropolis at Athens, which he built with the architect Callicrates as associate. Ictinus also built the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, near Phigalia, c.430 b.c. and is said to have rebuilt the Telesterion...
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Callicrates
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CALLICRATES k lik r tez, 5th cent. b.c., Greek architect. In association with Ictinus he built (447 432 b.c.) the Parthenon at Athens. At Athens also he designed (c.427) the Temple of Nike...
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Parthenon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...at Athens. Built under Pericles between 447 b.c. and 432 b.c., it is the culminating masterpiece of Greek architecture. Ictinus and Callicrates were the architects and Phidias supervised the sculpture. The temple is peripteral, with eight Doric...
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Phigalia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of a temple of Apollo at Bassae, near Phigalia. Since 1814 it has been in the British Museum. The geographer Pausanias names Ictinus as the architect of the temple. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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Pericles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to develop the splendor of Athens. He became a great patron of the arts and encouraged drama and music. Under his direction Ictinus and Callicrates, Phidias and others produced such monuments as the Parthenon and the Propylaea on the Acropolis. Pericles established...
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