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Page 6
... so widely different in proportions ; and probably it was to avoid an effect of this
kind at Olympia that the metopes of the temple of Zeus were withdrawn within the
colonnade , so as not to be visible at the same moment as the pediments .
... so widely different in proportions ; and probably it was to avoid an effect of this
kind at Olympia that the metopes of the temple of Zeus were withdrawn within the
colonnade , so as not to be visible at the same moment as the pediments .
Page 7
we find that the deeply grooved triglyphs which separate the metopes into
isolated groups have the happy effect of imparting a subsidiary , decorative
character to the metopes , somewhat analogous to the predella of a picture . Thus
, instead ...
we find that the deeply grooved triglyphs which separate the metopes into
isolated groups have the happy effect of imparting a subsidiary , decorative
character to the metopes , somewhat analogous to the predella of a picture . Thus
, instead ...
Page 8
... on a height ; that Pheidias had made due allowance for the height , but that
Alcamenes , not understanding rightly the effect of distance , had finished his
statue with elaborate care . According to the tale , the statue by Pheidias was a
source ...
... on a height ; that Pheidias had made due allowance for the height , but that
Alcamenes , not understanding rightly the effect of distance , had finished his
statue with elaborate care . According to the tale , the statue by Pheidias was a
source ...
Page 9
... a revolt in Athens . But after the second century there was apparently no
thought of preserving the Parthenon against the effects of negligence and
weather , to say nothing of possible earthquakes . The early Christians , who
made it a church ...
... a revolt in Athens . But after the second century there was apparently no
thought of preserving the Parthenon against the effects of negligence and
weather , to say nothing of possible earthquakes . The early Christians , who
made it a church ...
Page 16
By their presence they indicate the permanent effects of the momentary dispute of
the deities on the district in question — that is , Attica . The produce of the land ,
especially olive - growing , was to be supreme over sea - faring . It was what ...
By their presence they indicate the permanent effects of the momentary dispute of
the deities on the district in question — that is , Attica . The produce of the land ,
especially olive - growing , was to be supreme over sea - faring . It was what ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Sculptures of the Parthenon |
| Author | Alexander Stuart Murray |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1903 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 13 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 173 pages |
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