The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 47
... look a little further towards the back of the figure we come upon folds which are merely blocked out in the roughest manner . How far this sudden change from utmost beauty of detail to general negligence was due to haste or to a ...
... look a little further towards the back of the figure we come upon folds which are merely blocked out in the roughest manner . How far this sudden change from utmost beauty of detail to general negligence was due to haste or to a ...
Page 64
... look at the series as a whole , they seem to throw themselves into pairs set back to back ( 1 , 2 ) , or face to face ( 2 , 3 ) , while again two groups may be regarded as following one after the other ( 3 , 4 ) . Nos . 4 , 5 again ...
... look at the series as a whole , they seem to throw themselves into pairs set back to back ( 1 , 2 ) , or face to face ( 2 , 3 ) , while again two groups may be regarded as following one after the other ( 3 , 4 ) . Nos . 4 , 5 again ...
Page 75
... looks hard and formal ; the other generalised , with the result that it looks full of life . The metopes of the other sides , unfortunately in their mostly deplorable condi- tion , appeal less to our artistic sense than to our desire to ...
... looks hard and formal ; the other generalised , with the result that it looks full of life . The metopes of the other sides , unfortunately in their mostly deplorable condi- tion , appeal less to our artistic sense than to our desire to ...
Page 80
... each case there is no combatant as we expect . He must be some- where near . On all analogy he should be in front . We therefore look for him in the next metope in front 80 METOPES OF THE NORTH , EAST , AND WEST SIDES.
... each case there is no combatant as we expect . He must be some- where near . On all analogy he should be in front . We therefore look for him in the next metope in front 80 METOPES OF THE NORTH , EAST , AND WEST SIDES.
Page 81
Alexander Stuart Murray. therefore look for him in the next metope in front . In effect we find him so in each case . Accordingly we have four instances in which two contiguous metopes form one group as regards subject , i.e. 5 and 6 , 7 ...
Alexander Stuart Murray. therefore look for him in the next metope in front . In effect we find him so in each case . Accordingly we have four instances in which two contiguous metopes form one group as regards subject , i.e. 5 and 6 , 7 ...
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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