The art and archaeology of the ancient Greek temple that still towers over modern Athens will be the subject of a free lecture Monday at the Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park.
Art historian Marina Belozerskaya will speak on “The Parthenon Through Many Eyes: Transformations and Rediscoveries from Medieval Pilgrims to Early Modern Archaeologists” at 10 a.m. on April 11.
Her talk will examine how the meaning and appearance of the Parthenon changed over the centuries, as it turned from an ancient Greek temple to a Medieval church, from a mosque to an arms depot, and from a ruin to a relic. Each of its transformations affected how the building was seen, understood and depicted.
The lecture takes place in conjunction with the exhibition “An Archaeologist’s Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab.”
Belozerskaya taught at Harvard, Tufts and Boston universities before turning to writing full time. She has published seven books, including “The Arts of Tuscany: From the Etruscans to Ferragamo.”
