The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... manner , though his chariot was destroyed before Carrey's time . Each chariot had a driver , with an attendant on foot , and thus 1 It is usual to ascribe the drawings of the Parthenon sculptures now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in ...
... manner , though his chariot was destroyed before Carrey's time . Each chariot had a driver , with an attendant on foot , and thus 1 It is usual to ascribe the drawings of the Parthenon sculptures now in the Bibliothèque Nationale in ...
Page 17
... manner ; the farther head is only roughed out , and at the same time has been sliced off at the back to fit against the vertical wall of the pediment.1 Curiously enough , the ear of the farther horse had been pricked forward strongly ...
... manner ; the farther head is only roughed out , and at the same time has been sliced off at the back to fit against the vertical wall of the pediment.1 Curiously enough , the ear of the farther horse had been pricked forward strongly ...
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... manner which suggests haste . Probably the left knee had been raised , the foot on the ground . His bodily forms are very simple , but very grand . That he represents the river Cephisos we are content to believe . The other figure , W ...
... manner which suggests haste . Probably the left knee had been raised , the foot on the ground . His bodily forms are very simple , but very grand . That he represents the river Cephisos we are content to believe . The other figure , W ...
Page 36
... , taking the middle line of the body to start from , we observe that the farther half is not only narrower than the nearer half , but is rendered in a quite general manner - not much more carefully 36 THE EAST PEDIMENT.
... , taking the middle line of the body to start from , we observe that the farther half is not only narrower than the nearer half , but is rendered in a quite general manner - not much more carefully 36 THE EAST PEDIMENT.
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Alexander Stuart Murray. in a quite general manner - not much more carefully , in fact , than the back of the figure , and in striking contrast with the marvellous beauty of the nearer side . Beautiful as is the structure of the bones of ...
Alexander Stuart Murray. in a quite general manner - not much more carefully , in fact , than the back of the figure , and in striking contrast with the marvellous beauty of the nearer side . Beautiful as is the structure of the bones of ...
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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