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- …with receding square panels, called metopes, that may be either plain or carved with sculptured reliefs. The Roman forms of the Doric order have smaller proportions and appear lighter and more graceful than their Greek counterparts.
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A metope (/ ˈ m ɛ t ə p i /; Ancient Greek: μετόπη) is a rectangular architectural element of the Doric order, filling the space between triglyphs in a frieze [1] [2] [3] [4]: 43 [5]: 43 , a decorative band above an architrave [3].
A metope is a rectangular architectural element that forms a panel between the triglyphs in the frieze of classical Greek temples, particularly in the Doric order.
Doric frieze. …with receding square panels, called metopes, that may be either plain or carved with sculptured reliefs. The Roman forms of the Doric order have smaller proportions and appear lighter and more graceful than their Greek counterparts.
The metopes of the Parthenon are the surviving set of what were originally 92 square carved plaques of Pentelic marble originally located above the columns of the Parthenon peristyle on the Acropolis of Athens. If they were made by several artists, the master builder was certainly Phidias.
A metope is a rectangular architectural element that typically appears in the frieze of a Doric order temple, positioned between two triglyphs. These panels often feature sculptural reliefs that depict mythological scenes, historical events, or decorative motifs, serving both aesthetic and narrative purposes in classical architecture.
Definition. A metope is a rectangular architectural element found in classical Greek temples, typically situated between the triglyphs on the frieze of a Doric order building.
Quick Reference. [Co] The plain panel alternating with the decorated cover‐plate for the roof beam‐ends (the triglyphs) in the Doric frieze. In classical times a sculptured relief decorated the plain space, the series of metopes around the temple illustrating a single theme, e.g. Greeks versus Amazons, Lapiths versus Centaurs, or the ...
