The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... HORSES ' HEADS , AMPHITRITÈ AND LEU- VI . COTHEA EAST PEDIMENT ( CARREY ) VII . THESEUS AND THREE HORAE VIII . VICTORY AND THREE FATES IX . MADRID PUTEAL , HELIOS AND SELENÈ X. SOUTH METOPES XI . METOPE OF NORTH SIDE . XII . NORTH ...
... HORSES ' HEADS , AMPHITRITÈ AND LEU- VI . COTHEA EAST PEDIMENT ( CARREY ) VII . THESEUS AND THREE HORAE VIII . VICTORY AND THREE FATES IX . MADRID PUTEAL , HELIOS AND SELENÈ X. SOUTH METOPES XI . METOPE OF NORTH SIDE . XII . NORTH ...
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... horse and man is indeed kept so low as to be invisible at a comparatively short distance . But it is there , all the same , in inexpressible beauty . The metopes presented a complicated problem . For the sake of the light the figures ...
... horse and man is indeed kept so low as to be invisible at a comparatively short distance . But it is there , all the same , in inexpressible beauty . The metopes presented a complicated problem . For the sake of the light the figures ...
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... horses of Athenè . That a similar degree of excitement had been shown by the horses of Poseidon is clear from the bearing of his charioteer , which we possess , O , and in a measure also from the heads of his two horses , which have ...
... horses of Athenè . That a similar degree of excitement had been shown by the horses of Poseidon is clear from the bearing of his charioteer , which we possess , O , and in a measure also from the heads of his two horses , which have ...
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... horse is a sufficient attribute of Poseidon , but com- paring the vase , so far as it goes , with the west pediment , we must conclude that the one horse in effect represents the two horses of his chariot . As a result of this com ...
... horse is a sufficient attribute of Poseidon , but com- paring the vase , so far as it goes , with the west pediment , we must conclude that the one horse in effect represents the two horses of his chariot . As a result of this com ...
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... horse had been pricked forward strongly , and most probably the ears of the nearer horse had been similarly rendered to indicate sudden surprise . The horses of Athenè were lost through Morosini's attempt to lower them , and we cannot ...
... horse had been pricked forward strongly , and most probably the ears of the nearer horse had been similarly rendered to indicate sudden surprise . The horses of Athenè were lost through Morosini's attempt to lower them , and we cannot ...
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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