The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... goddess Athenè . To her the sculptor necessarily turned for inspiration . Her birth , her influence on the civilisation of mankind , her special services to Attica , and the consequent gratitude of the Athenians , these were the themes ...
... goddess Athenè . To her the sculptor necessarily turned for inspiration . Her birth , her influence on the civilisation of mankind , her special services to Attica , and the consequent gratitude of the Athenians , these were the themes ...
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... goddess . The chryselephantine statue may be compared to a concluding burst of joy.1 The only public access to the Acropolis was on the west , through the Propylaea . It was therefore the west front of the Parthenon which came first ...
... goddess . The chryselephantine statue may be compared to a concluding burst of joy.1 The only public access to the Acropolis was on the west , through the Propylaea . It was therefore the west front of the Parthenon which came first ...
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... goddess interfering to stay the combat . What we see is by no means a realistic battle . Such incidents only are chosen as are best suited to the space ; nor is that the sole justification of the sculptor in this instance . EAST ...
... goddess interfering to stay the combat . What we see is by no means a realistic battle . Such incidents only are chosen as are best suited to the space ; nor is that the sole justification of the sculptor in this instance . EAST ...
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... goddess had arrived in a chariot ( biga ) , and , as we shall see presently , Poseidon must have come on the scene in the same manner , though his chariot was destroyed before Carrey's time . Each chariot had a driver , with an ...
... goddess had arrived in a chariot ( biga ) , and , as we shall see presently , Poseidon must have come on the scene in the same manner , though his chariot was destroyed before Carrey's time . Each chariot had a driver , with an ...
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... goddess from the head of her father Zeus . We read in the Homeric Hymn to Athenè that Olympos , the abode of the gods , trembled at the sight of her , the earth moaned heavily , the sea was agitated , raising its purple waves and ...
... goddess from the head of her father Zeus . We read in the Homeric Hymn to Athenè that Olympos , the abode of the gods , trembled at the sight of her , the earth moaned heavily , the sea was agitated , raising its purple waves and ...
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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