The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 19
... body of Poseidon , M , which we possess is not only grand and true , but without it we have no means of judging how the sculptor of the Parthenon had treated the colossal figures in the very centre of his two pediments . The fragment of ...
... body of Poseidon , M , which we possess is not only grand and true , but without it we have no means of judging how the sculptor of the Parthenon had treated the colossal figures in the very centre of his two pediments . The fragment of ...
Page 22
... body of the boy P was identified and put in its proper place some years ago , having been previously considered to be the body of a Lapith in one of the south metopes ; that the drapery of the figure Q is very beautifully sculptured ...
... body of the boy P was identified and put in its proper place some years ago , having been previously considered to be the body of a Lapith in one of the south metopes ; that the drapery of the figure Q is very beautifully sculptured ...
Page 27
... body into a confusion which might easily have been indicated by a sculptor more expressively than here , but never with a finer conception and with just that degree of truth which is consistent with a lofty ideal . The massive bones of ...
... body into a confusion which might easily have been indicated by a sculptor more expressively than here , but never with a finer conception and with just that degree of truth which is consistent with a lofty ideal . The massive bones of ...
Page 30
... body ? If so , why are those in the angles so unprepared for what is happening in their midst ? As we examine them one by one we shall see how unprepared they are , and how much in this respect they resemble the angle groups of the west ...
... body ? If so , why are those in the angles so unprepared for what is happening in their midst ? As we examine them one by one we shall see how unprepared they are , and how much in this respect they resemble the angle groups of the west ...
Page 34
... bodies still visible . It is otherwise on the Parthenon . There it is the heads of the horses and the upper part of Selenè that remain in view , the rest being out of sight . Yet the head of the nearest horse , O , is cut away at the ...
... bodies still visible . It is otherwise on the Parthenon . There it is the heads of the horses and the upper part of Selenè that remain in view , the rest being out of sight . Yet the head of the nearest horse , O , is cut away at the ...
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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