The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 91
... peplos from a boy . But the explanation is simple . The sculptor had to show that the gods were invisibly present in the atmosphere which surrounded the mortals on the Acropolis , and he could hardly have shown that better than by ...
... peplos from a boy . But the explanation is simple . The sculptor had to show that the gods were invisibly present in the atmosphere which surrounded the mortals on the Acropolis , and he could hardly have shown that better than by ...
Page 96
... peplos for the image of Athenè , and who now were allowed to walk in the procession1 behind the peplos , carrying some of them vessels for the sacrifice , others an object which has been a source of per- plexity , and to present a ...
... peplos for the image of Athenè , and who now were allowed to walk in the procession1 behind the peplos , carrying some of them vessels for the sacrifice , others an object which has been a source of per- plexity , and to present a ...
Page 97
... peplos . But observe that one corner of the robe is tightly pressed between his left elbow and his side . Such a movement seems to be not only natural in giving up the peplos , but distinctly and intentionally expressive of that action ...
... peplos . But observe that one corner of the robe is tightly pressed between his left elbow and his side . Such a movement seems to be not only natural in giving up the peplos , but distinctly and intentionally expressive of that action ...
Page 98
... peplos has a more ample mantle . Yet both boys stand in the same attitude , with the right foot thrown back a little , presenting the same outline down the back . We may say that they represent the same type , each performing an act of ...
... peplos has a more ample mantle . Yet both boys stand in the same attitude , with the right foot thrown back a little , presenting the same outline down the back . We may say that they represent the same type , each performing an act of ...
Page 120
... peplos on the Acropolis , walked at the head of the procession , carrying wine vessels , oenochoae of notably small size from which to pour , and phialae from which to drink . These girls appear at either end of the east frieze . True ...
... peplos on the Acropolis , walked at the head of the procession , carrying wine vessels , oenochoae of notably small size from which to pour , and phialae from which to drink . These girls appear at either end of the east frieze . True ...
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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 Illustrations 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 peplos Pheidias PLATE Poseidon possible procession raised recognise represent right arm right hand scene sculptured seated seen shield shoulders Slab south metopes south side spectator statuette temple Theseus turning round vase west frieze west pediment whole wings woman women xoanon youth Zeus Zeus at Olympia
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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...