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The name most appropriate for each figure may be argued interminably . But all
these discussions revolve round the simple question , Are the figures in the
angles of both pediments deities of Olympos , or beings associated with the
legendary ...
The name most appropriate for each figure may be argued interminably . But all
these discussions revolve round the simple question , Are the figures in the
angles of both pediments deities of Olympos , or beings associated with the
legendary ...
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Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life
size , in many parts densely crowded till the marble could carry no more , the
whole in very low relief and executed with marvellous detail . Above the columns
...
Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life
size , in many parts densely crowded till the marble could carry no more , the
whole in very low relief and executed with marvellous detail . Above the columns
...
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Within each of the two pediments or gables was an immense group of statues ,
the smallest equal to life size , the central figures colossal . Lastly , inside the
Parthenon was the stupendous statue of Athenè herself in gold and ivory by
Pheidias ...
Within each of the two pediments or gables was an immense group of statues ,
the smallest equal to life size , the central figures colossal . Lastly , inside the
Parthenon was the stupendous statue of Athenè herself in gold and ivory by
Pheidias ...
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The frieze being placed at a great height , and visible only at an acute angle , the
sculptor took the precaution of tilting forward the upper parts of the figures so as
to make them appear vertical , seen from below , while at the same time the ...
The frieze being placed at a great height , and visible only at an acute angle , the
sculptor took the precaution of tilting forward the upper parts of the figures so as
to make them appear vertical , seen from below , while at the same time the ...
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The common rule that a figure in relief should be one - third of its natural
thickness was not to be thought of , still less Plato's notion that figures in relief on
stelae were represented as if bisected vertically . The whole question was how to
attain ...
The common rule that a figure in relief should be one - third of its natural
thickness was not to be thought of , still less Plato's notion that figures in relief on
stelae were represented as if bisected vertically . The whole question was how to
attain ...
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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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