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Page 10
These drawings exist now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris , ' and are , in
fact , the only evidence we possess as to large sections of the sculptures which
have disappeared . They are therefore invaluable . In their way they are masterly
...
These drawings exist now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris , ' and are , in
fact , the only evidence we possess as to large sections of the sculptures which
have disappeared . They are therefore invaluable . In their way they are masterly
...
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We expect the same principle of composition in the east pediment , and as a
matter of fact the prevailing opinion of late years has been distinctly in that
direction . The point we desire to press most is this : If the deities in the west
pediment were ...
We expect the same principle of composition in the east pediment , and as a
matter of fact the prevailing opinion of late years has been distinctly in that
direction . The point we desire to press most is this : If the deities in the west
pediment were ...
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The view we here propose is in fact only an expansion of the invisible Zeus in the
east and the invisible Apollo in the west pediment of Olympia , to which we may
add the invisible Athenè of the Aegina pediments . It is a development of the ...
The view we here propose is in fact only an expansion of the invisible Zeus in the
east and the invisible Apollo in the west pediment of Olympia , to which we may
add the invisible Athenè of the Aegina pediments . It is a development of the ...
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in a quite general manner - not much more carefully , in fact , than the back of the
figure , and in striking contrast with the marvellous beauty of the nearer side .
Beautiful as is the structure of the bones of the right knee , which is farther away ,
it ...
in a quite general manner - not much more carefully , in fact , than the back of the
figure , and in striking contrast with the marvellous beauty of the nearer side .
Beautiful as is the structure of the bones of the right knee , which is farther away ,
it ...
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Here we should add that the backs of these two figures are rendered with
unusual care , and are in fact very beautiful . The third Hora , G , was at one time
called Iris because of her rapid motion as of one running in from a distance with
news to ...
Here we should add that the backs of these two figures are rendered with
unusual care , and are in fact very beautiful . The third Hora , G , was at one time
called Iris because of her rapid motion as of one running in from a distance with
news to ...
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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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