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Page 17
... shoulders more action than is perceptible in the opposite charioteer of Athenė ,
G. The broad girdle round her waist and her bare leg , as shown in Carrey , seem
to give her an air of distinction , but 1 Michaelis assigned these heads wrongly ...
... shoulders more action than is perceptible in the opposite charioteer of Athenė ,
G. The broad girdle round her waist and her bare leg , as shown in Carrey , seem
to give her an air of distinction , but 1 Michaelis assigned these heads wrongly ...
Page 20
... a double nature — a man with the legs of a serpent . But the sculptor has here
been content to indicate this by a serpent at his side . One of his daughters has
rushed to him in alarm , casting herself on her knees , and throwing her arm
round ...
... a double nature — a man with the legs of a serpent . But the sculptor has here
been content to indicate this by a serpent at his side . One of his daughters has
rushed to him in alarm , casting herself on her knees , and throwing her arm
round ...
Page 40
The one , E , throws out her right knee with a great strain on her dress , which
brings out clearly the form of the leg . Her left arm is not resting idly on the
shoulder of F , but has been thrown on it in a hurried as well as affectionate
manner .
The one , E , throws out her right knee with a great strain on her dress , which
brings out clearly the form of the leg . Her left arm is not resting idly on the
shoulder of F , but has been thrown on it in a hurried as well as affectionate
manner .
Page 46
... manner that the folds of the chiton on her right side hang down and fill up what
otherwise would have been a deep mass of shadow . Her dress is drawn tightly
round her legs , producing sharpedged folds , and the drapery covering the rock
...
... manner that the folds of the chiton on her right side hang down and fill up what
otherwise would have been a deep mass of shadow . Her dress is drawn tightly
round her legs , producing sharpedged folds , and the drapery covering the rock
...
Page 52
One of the most noticeable of these occurs under the left leg of Theseus ( or
Cephalos ) . It appears that the sculptures had been covered originally with a thin
wash or size of lime , so thin and transparent that in places we can see the finest
tool ...
One of the most noticeable of these occurs under the left leg of Theseus ( or
Cephalos ) . It appears that the sculptures had been covered originally with a thin
wash or size of lime , so thin and transparent that in places we can see the finest
tool ...
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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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