The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... birth , her influence on the civilisation of mankind , her special services to Attica , and the consequent gratitude of the Athenians , these were the themes which naturally arose in his mind . Accordingly , in the east pediment , the ...
... birth , her influence on the civilisation of mankind , her special services to Attica , and the consequent gratitude of the Athenians , these were the themes which naturally arose in his mind . Accordingly , in the east pediment , the ...
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... birth . In an artistic sense this was doubtless a disadvantage for the pediment sculptures . But what was in some measure a loss to the pediments , through the inversion of the natural order of events , was a remarkable gain to the ...
... birth . In an artistic sense this was doubtless a disadvantage for the pediment sculptures . But what was in some measure a loss to the pediments , through the inversion of the natural order of events , was a remarkable gain to the ...
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... birth of Athenè . With this authentic information we see at once that what is now a great void in the centre had been occupied originally by the deities present at and startled by the birth of the goddess from the head of her father ...
... birth of Athenè . With this authentic information we see at once that what is now a great void in the centre had been occupied originally by the deities present at and startled by the birth of the goddess from the head of her father ...
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... birth of Athenè ? In other words : Did the whole composition of the east pediment represent a united homogeneous body ? If so , why are those in the angles so unprepared for what is happening in their midst ? As we examine them one by ...
... birth of Athenè ? In other words : Did the whole composition of the east pediment represent a united homogeneous body ? If so , why are those in the angles so unprepared for what is happening in their midst ? As we examine them one by ...
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... dawn . There is no agitation in the extreme angles . And what would have been the significance of the birth of the goddess for the Athenians if it had been an event which concerned the whole SUBJECT AND COMPOSITION 31.
... dawn . There is no agitation in the extreme angles . And what would have been the significance of the birth of the goddess for the Athenians if it had been an event which concerned the whole SUBJECT AND COMPOSITION 31.
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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