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Page 12
... had arrived in a chariot ( biga ) , and , as we shall see presently , Poseidon
must have come on the scene in the same manner , though his chariot was
destroyed before Carrey's time . Each chariot had a driver , with an attendant on
foot , and ...
... had arrived in a chariot ( biga ) , and , as we shall see presently , Poseidon
must have come on the scene in the same manner , though his chariot was
destroyed before Carrey's time . Each chariot had a driver , with an attendant on
foot , and ...
Page 18
We shall see that on the frieze each chariot is accompanied by a man on foot ,
whose function was to assist the driver in keeping his team in order , and usually
he is there also placed at the farther side of the horses . The divine chariots in the
...
We shall see that on the frieze each chariot is accompanied by a man on foot ,
whose function was to assist the driver in keeping his team in order , and usually
he is there also placed at the farther side of the horses . The divine chariots in the
...
Page 27
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 hand has caught hold
of an end of his mantle , dragging it forward , an action always significant of ...
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 hand has caught hold
of an end of his mantle , dragging it forward , an action always significant of ...
Page 60
... necessarily do not convey to us the sense of reality and force which strikes us
in the actual marbles . Let us examine this northern metope from the point of view
just indicated . The woman on the right is seated on a rock with one foot raised .
... necessarily do not convey to us the sense of reality and force which strikes us
in the actual marbles . Let us examine this northern metope from the point of view
just indicated . The woman on the right is seated on a rock with one foot raised .
Page 61
Her right foot is thrown back with the ungainly but true result that the heavy
material of the chiton falls straight down from the knee instead of following the
bend of the leg . The same effect appears in the seated figure . We are calling
attention to ...
Her right foot is thrown back with the ungainly but true result that the heavy
material of the chiton falls straight down from the knee instead of following the
bend of the leg . The same effect appears in the seated figure . We are calling
attention 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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