Frieze of Parnassus
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The Frieze of Parnassus is a large sculpted stone frieze encircling the podium, or base, of the Albert Memorial in London, England. The Albert Memorial was constructed in the 1860s in memory of Prince
The Frieze of Parnassus encircles the base of the Albert Memorial in London and consists of 169 life-size full-length sculptures of individual artists from history. The total length of the frieze is approximately 64 metres (210 feet). Depicted from top: South side: musicians and poets East side: painters North side: architects West side: sculptors
The frieze in its context; the Albert Memorial as seen from the south side
Albert Memorial
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The Albert Memorial is a Gothic Revival ciborium in Kensington Gardens, London, designed and dedicated to the memory of Prince Albert of Great Britain. Located directly north of the Royal Albert Hall,
Frieze of Parnassus
…The Frieze of Parnassus is a large sculpted stone frieze encircling the podium, or base, of the Albert Memorial in London, England. The Albert Memorial was constructed in the 1860s in memory of Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. The frieze is named…
The memorial statue of Albert, by John Henry Foley and Thomas Brock
The Albert Memorial, Manchester (Thomas Worthington and Matthew Noble, 1865)
The Frieze of Parnassus — sculpted tribute to poets, painters, and philosophers adorning the base of the memorial statue of Albert.