The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... drapery . Yet who knows but Pheidias himself had advanced on the same lines as his pupil , bestowing on individual figures or groups charms of detail which were not really required by their function in a great composition ? We are told ...
... drapery . Yet who knows but Pheidias himself had advanced on the same lines as his pupil , bestowing on individual figures or groups charms of detail which were not really required by their function in a great composition ? We are told ...
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... drapery of the figure Q is very beautifully sculptured ; and that we possess in the Museum a large draped fragment which may be one of the thighs of T , also very finely sculptured ( Pl . IV . , Fig . 1 ) . We now return to the two ...
... drapery of the figure Q is very beautifully sculptured ; and that we possess in the Museum a large draped fragment which may be one of the thighs of T , also very finely sculptured ( Pl . IV . , Fig . 1 ) . We now return to the two ...
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... drapery is mere negligence ; if so , it is negligence in the right place for once . He is excited by the contest of the two deities , and raises himself in his channel , pulling back his left foot and raising his right knee ; his right ...
... drapery is mere negligence ; if so , it is negligence in the right place for once . He is excited by the contest of the two deities , and raises himself in his channel , pulling back his left foot and raising his right knee ; his right ...
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... drapery at the back is finely if simply ren- dered . We are willing to accept her as the local fountain , Callirrhoè . Thus the great shock of the deities in the centre vibrates through every figure to the remote angles . The unity of ...
... drapery at the back is finely if simply ren- dered . We are willing to accept her as the local fountain , Callirrhoè . Thus the great shock of the deities in the centre vibrates through every figure to the remote angles . The unity of ...
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... drapery . She has sprung to her feet , seizing her mantle with both hands in astonishment ; that was a formula among Greek artists of the time . As regards the two seated figures , the extent of their surprise is greater than is usually ...
... drapery . She has sprung to her feet , seizing her mantle with both hands in astonishment ; that was a formula among Greek artists of the time . As regards the two seated figures , the extent of their surprise is greater than is usually ...
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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