The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... left wing are Cecrops and his three daughters with the boy Erichthonios . We recognise Cecrops from the serpent , on whose coils his left hand rests . He was a being of a double nature — a man with the legs of a serpent . But the ...
... left wing are Cecrops and his three daughters with the boy Erichthonios . We recognise Cecrops from the serpent , on whose coils his left hand rests . He was a being of a double nature — a man with the legs of a serpent . But the ...
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... side , but the boy on her right side , P , has rushed impetuously to her , his right hand clasping her knee , and his mantle stretched between him and her . On her left was another boy , R , of whom we have no remains . Next comes an ...
... side , but the boy on her right side , P , has rushed impetuously to her , his right hand clasping her knee , and his mantle stretched between him and her . On her left was another boy , R , of whom we have no remains . Next comes an ...
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... left wing , but in both cases that appearance of moving uneasily may be due solely to the point of view at which ... hand and to the Pnyx on the other . In any case the beings who are first surprised by the divine contest are women and ...
... left wing , but in both cases that appearance of moving uneasily may be due solely to the point of view at which ... hand and to the Pnyx on the other . In any case the beings who are first surprised by the divine contest are women and ...
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... hand , as in late Greek and Roman art ; we may fairly be content if his nude form is resplendent with light , as ... left hand in a thin sheet of flat folds , which , though only sketched in , 26 THE WEST PEDIMENT.
... hand , as in late Greek and Roman art ; we may fairly be content if his nude form is resplendent with light , as ... left hand in a thin sheet of flat folds , which , though only sketched in , 26 THE WEST PEDIMENT.
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... 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 surprise in Greek art . The somewhat violent raising of himself has necessarily thrown ...
... 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 surprise in Greek art . The somewhat violent raising of himself has necessarily thrown ...
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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