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Next comes an almost nude figure , S , sitting on the knees of a draped woman , T
, who appears to be seated low on the ground , and in the act of raising her knees
as if in some astonishment . Lastly , a woman , U , 2 BRONZE RELIEF IN ...
Next comes an almost nude figure , S , sitting on the knees of a draped woman , T
, who appears to be seated low on the ground , and in the act of raising her knees
as if in some astonishment . Lastly , a woman , U , 2 BRONZE RELIEF IN ...
Page 22
Next we have a figure almost entirely nude , S , seated on the knees of a draped
figure , T. To regard this nude figure , S , as a third boy is to ignore Carrey's
obvious intention in drawing it as a woman . Woman or not , being on the side of
...
Next we have a figure almost entirely nude , S , seated on the knees of a draped
figure , T. To regard this nude figure , S , as a third boy is to ignore Carrey's
obvious intention in drawing it as a woman . Woman or not , being on the side of
...
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... a branch in one hand , as in late Greek and Roman art ; we may fairly be
content if his nude form is resplendent with light , as becomes the representative
of a river , on which the play of light is always one of its most characteristic
features .
... a branch in one hand , as in late Greek and Roman art ; we may fairly be
content if his nude form is resplendent with light , as becomes the representative
of a river , on which the play of light is always one of its most characteristic
features .
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In that aspect her left side is strikingly bold in its contrasts of nude form and large ,
simple masses of drapery . She has sprung to her feet , seizing her mantle with
both hands in astonishment ; that was a formula among Greek artists of the time .
In that aspect her left side is strikingly bold in its contrasts of nude form and large ,
simple masses of drapery . She has sprung to her feet , seizing her mantle with
both hands in astonishment ; that was a formula among Greek artists of the time .
Page 41
We recognise that the two figures K , L on the right respond fairly well to E , F on
the left . But as a response to the nude Cephalos on the left we have a draped
woman , M , on the right . Yet 1 beneath this superficial aspect we cannot deny
that ...
We recognise that the two figures K , L on the right respond fairly well to E , F on
the left . But as a response to the nude Cephalos on the left we have a draped
woman , M , on the right . Yet 1 beneath this superficial aspect we cannot deny
that ...
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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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