The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 37
Page 6
... composition mostly crowded with figures two or three deep , exhibited under diffused light and at a considerable distance from the eye . In these circumstances one might have expected to find all inner details sacrificed to the main ...
... composition mostly crowded with figures two or three deep , exhibited under diffused light and at a considerable distance from the eye . In these circumstances one might have expected to find all inner details sacrificed to the main ...
Page 8
... composition ? We are told of a competition between . Pheidias and Alcamenes for a statue of Athenè which was to be placed on a height ; that Pheidias had made due allowance for the height , but that Alcamenes , not understanding rightly ...
... composition ? We are told of a competition between . Pheidias and Alcamenes for a statue of Athenè which was to be placed on a height ; that Pheidias had made due allowance for the height , but that Alcamenes , not understanding rightly ...
Page 10
... compositions as that of D'Ortières in 1687 . In the first years of the nineteenth century Lord Elgin removed those of the sculptures now in the British Museum , while his colleague , the French Ambassador to the Porte , M. Choiseul ...
... compositions as that of D'Ortières in 1687 . In the first years of the nineteenth century Lord Elgin removed those of the sculptures now in the British Museum , while his colleague , the French Ambassador to the Porte , M. Choiseul ...
Page 11
... composition with figures in the round - was the pediments of Aegina , particularly the west pediment , where the incidents of a battlefield are ingeniously adapted to the given triangular space . In the acute angles are wounded men ...
... composition with figures in the round - was the pediments of Aegina , particularly the west pediment , where the incidents of a battlefield are ingeniously adapted to the given triangular space . In the acute angles are wounded men ...
Page 11
... composition - a great central group of commanding importance , whose action is being watched by persons who represent the locality and are interested in the result . Next , in order of time , came the Parthenon pediments . There also we ...
... composition - a great central group of commanding importance , whose action is being watched by persons who represent the locality and are interested in the result . Next , in order of time , came the Parthenon pediments . There also we ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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