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... there was no other building in the whole of Greece comparable even in the
mere extent and variety of its sculptures . ? Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length
sculptured all along with figures nearly half life size , in many parts densely
crowded till ...
... there was no other building in the whole of Greece comparable even in the
mere extent and variety of its sculptures . ? Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length
sculptured all along with figures nearly half life size , in many parts densely
crowded till ...
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The chryselephantine statue may be compared to a concluding burst of joy . 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 into view . But the ...
The chryselephantine statue may be compared to a concluding burst of joy . 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 into view . But the ...
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Doubtless this one horse is a sufficient attribute of Poseidon , but comparing the
vase , so far as it goes , with the west pediment , we must conclude that the one
horse in effect represents the two horses of his chariot . As a result of this ...
Doubtless this one horse is a sufficient attribute of Poseidon , but comparing the
vase , so far as it goes , with the west pediment , we must conclude that the one
horse in effect represents the two horses of his chariot . As a result of this ...
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The name of each figure is indifferent compared with the artistic principle which
dominates the whole composition , and it is precisely for this reason that we have
taken first the west pediment , which we could survey as a whole in Carrey ' s ...
The name of each figure is indifferent compared with the artistic principle which
dominates the whole composition , and it is precisely for this reason that we have
taken first the west pediment , which we could survey as a whole in Carrey ' s ...
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It is true that the girlishness of her form , when looked at full in front and
compared with the two seated women , may suggest a doubt as to the sisterly
relation of all three . But there was the space of the pediment to be considered ,
and besides ...
It is true that the girlishness of her form , when looked at full in front and
compared with the two seated women , may suggest a doubt as to the sisterly
relation of all three . But there was the space of the pediment to be considered ,
and besides ...
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Page 118 - I trust, from ever forgetting—what is meant by the virtue of handling in sculpture. The projection of the heads of the four horses, one behind the other, is certainly not more, altogether, than three-quarters of an inch from the flat ground, and the one in front does not in reality project more than the one behind it, yet, by mere drawing,* you see the sculptor has got them to appear to recede in due order, and by the soft rounding of the flesh surfaces, and modulation of the veins, he has taken...
Page 1 - WHEN the Parthenon stood forth complete on the Acropolis of Athens in or about the year 438 BC, there was no other building in the whole of Greece comparable even in the mere extent and variety of its sculptures.1 Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life size, in many parts densely crowded till the marble could carry no more, the whole in very low relief and executed with marvellous detail. Above the columns externally and round all the four sides of...
Page 2 - ... workmanship. Within each of the two pediments or gables was an immense group of statues, the smallest equal to life size, the central figures colossal. Lastly, inside the Parthenon was the stupendous statue of Athene herself in gold and ivory by Pheidias. It was he who directed the whole of the...
Page 1 - B. c., there was no other building in the whole of Greece comparable even in the mere extent and variety of its sculptures.1 Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life-size, in many parts densely crowded till the marble could carry no more, the whole in very low relief and executed with marvellous detail. Above the columns externally and round all the four sides of the temple were ninety-two metopes, each consisting of a group of two figures two-thirds...
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| Title | The Sculptures of the Parthenon |
| Author | Alexander Stuart Murray |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1903 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 173 pages |
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