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Lord Elgin (1795) when he was still young and handsome.
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Lady Elgin (1803).
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A Roman copy of a Greek herm in the Vatican Museum with Aspasia’s name inscribed at the base. Possibly a copy of her funerary stele.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Herm of Pericles in the Vatican Museum bearing the inscription “Pericles, son of Xanthippus, Athenian.”
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Roman copy of the original by Kresilas, Athenian sculptor from the era of Pericles and the Peloponnesian Wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bust of Pheidias.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marble bust of Socrates at the Capitoline Museum in Rome.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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SoOil painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1868).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Inspired the scene in Stealing Athena<\/em> where Aspasia and the Athenians are given the privilege of touring the frieze before the dedication of the Parthenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While studying this painting by Hector Leroux (1682-1740) I got the idea to have Pheidias ask Aspasia to pose for the colossal statue of Athena Parthenos.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Cast of Characters | Letter to the Reader<\/a> | Book Excerpt<\/a><\/p>\n

Elgins’ Personal Papers Excerpts<\/a> | Reader’s Guide<\/a> | Bibliography<\/a> | Q&A<\/a><\/p>\n

Return to Overview<\/a><\/p>\n

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