The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 15
... already remarked , was a striking advance on the older methods of composition . It introduced a new touch of nature , which must have appealed to the poetic instincts of a great sculptor coming immediately after . But even apart from ...
... already remarked , was a striking advance on the older methods of composition . It introduced a new touch of nature , which must have appealed to the poetic instincts of a great sculptor coming immediately after . But even apart from ...
Page 17
... air of distinction , but 1 Michaelis assigned these heads wrongly to the chariot of Athenè , as Sauer has already pointed out . D whether these features are sufficient to justify the name that REMAINS OF CENTRAL GROUP 17.
... air of distinction , but 1 Michaelis assigned these heads wrongly to the chariot of Athenè , as Sauer has already pointed out . D whether these features are sufficient to justify the name that REMAINS OF CENTRAL GROUP 17.
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... already noticed the existing torso of Poseidon's charioteer , and need only add that in Carrey's drawing there is a sea- monster under her feet corresponding to the dolphins on the St. Petersburg vase . Creatures of that kind were ...
... already noticed the existing torso of Poseidon's charioteer , and need only add that in Carrey's drawing there is a sea- monster under her feet corresponding to the dolphins on the St. Petersburg vase . Creatures of that kind were ...
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... already expressed an opinion that the reclining figure in the left , A , is a river - god , either the Ilissos or Cephisos , and that the reclining woman in the right , W , may be the fountain Callirrhoè , the male figure next her , 1 ...
... already expressed an opinion that the reclining figure in the left , A , is a river - god , either the Ilissos or Cephisos , and that the reclining woman in the right , W , may be the fountain Callirrhoè , the male figure next her , 1 ...
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... already said , by a gap from the family group next them . If the figures in the angles belong to a different order of beings , then we can understand these gaps and can feel the artistic significance of them , and at the same time ...
... already said , by a gap from the family group next them . If the figures in the angles belong to a different order of beings , then we can understand these gaps and can feel the artistic significance of them , and at the same time ...
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Acropolis Acropolis of Athens action Alcamenes angle Aphroditè apobates appear artistic Athenè Athenians attitude beauty birth of Athenè body British Museum Carrey's drawing carry cast Cecrops Centaur Centaurs and Lapiths central group central metopes centre chariot chariot group chiton colossal composition cows deities drapery east frieze effect Elgin Room Ergastinae figure folds fore leg front girls goddess gods gold and ivory Greek head helmet Hephaestos Hera horses Ilissos instances knee Lapith left arm left hand long sides Lord Elgin mantle marble Michaelis nearer north frieze north side nude form Olympia Olympos original in Athens Parthenon frieze Pausanias pediment of Olympia peplos Pheidias PLATE Poseidon possible present procession raised recognise represent right arm right hand scene sculptured seated seen shield shoulders Slab south metopes south side spectator temple Theseus turning round vase west frieze west pediment whole wings woman women xoanon youth Zeus at Olympia