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Pedimental sculpture
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Pedimental sculpture is a form of architectural sculpture designed for installation in the tympanum, the space enclosed by the architectural element called the pediment. Originally a feature of Ancien
Neoclassical pediment of La Madeleine Church, Paris, with sculpture (1826–1834) by Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire
Neoclassical pediment of La Madeleine Church, Paris, with sculpture (1826–1834) by Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire
Reconstruction, including casts, of the East pediment of the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, c. 460 BCE, Pushkin Museum, Moscow
Reconstruction, including casts, of the East pediment of the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, c. 460 BCE, Pushkin Museum, Moscow
The "earliest pedimental composition to have survived," from the Early Archaic Period, from the Temple of Artemis, Corfu, about 580–570 BCE, now Archa
The "earliest pedimental composition to have survived," from the Early Archaic Period, from the Temple of Artemis, Corfu, about 580–570 BCE, now Archaeological Museum of Corfu.
Apollo struggling with Heracles, Siphnian Treasury at Delphi (about 525 BCE)
Apollo struggling with Heracles, Siphnian Treasury at Delphi (about 525 BCE)
Tympanum (architecture)
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A tympanum is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and an arch. It often contains pedimental sculpture or other imager
Pedimental sculpture
…Pedimental sculpture is a form of architectural sculpture designed for installation in the tympanum, the space enclosed by the architectural element called the pediment. Originally a feature of Ancient Greek architecture, pedimental sculpture started…
The late Romanesque tympanum of Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy, France, 1130s
The late Romanesque tympanum of Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy, France, 1130s
Rose window on St. Stephen's Cathedral - Vienna
Rose window on St. Stephen's Cathedral - Vienna
Tympanum of the Abbey of Sainte-Foy in Conques
Tympanum of the Abbey of Sainte-Foy in Conques
Tympanum on the Santiago de Compostela cathedral - Spain
Tympanum on the Santiago de Compostela cathedral - Spain