Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Philadelphia Museum of Art

Preferred Title: 
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Image View: 
Detail of the pediment
Creator: 
Herman J. Schwarzmann (German architect, 1843-1891)
Location: 
site: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date: 
1732-1756 (creation)
Cultural Context: 
American
Style Period: 
Greek Revival
Work Type 1: 
art museum
Classification: 
architecture
Material: 
stone (Minnesota dolomite); tile (glazed blue roof tile)
Technique: 
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Subjects: 
Art museums; pediment; tympanum; acroteria; plinth; finial; gryphon
Collection: 
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier: 
1A2-US-PA-MA-A3
Rights: 
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.