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Page 5
... visible only at an acute angle , the sculptor took the precaution of tilting forward
the upper parts of the figures so as to make them appear vertical , seen from
below , while at the same time the background of the relief remains perpendicular
.
... visible only at an acute angle , the sculptor took the precaution of tilting forward
the upper parts of the figures so as to make them appear vertical , seen from
below , while at the same time the background of the relief remains perpendicular
.
Page 10
... west fronts remain on the building , as do also such of the north metopes as
were spared by the explosion in 1687 . Several figures of the west pediment are
still in situ , badly damaged , like all the rest of the sculptures es now on the
building ...
... west fronts remain on the building , as do also such of the north metopes as
were spared by the explosion in 1687 . Several figures of the west pediment are
still in situ , badly damaged , like all the rest of the sculptures es now on the
building ...
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V . ] A D ROM its very nature , the triangular shape of a pediT ment had presented
difficulties to Greek sculptors in the earliest times , if we may judge from the
archaic remains now to be seen on the Acropolis of Athens . Apparently the first ...
V . ] A D ROM its very nature , the triangular shape of a pediT ment had presented
difficulties to Greek sculptors in the earliest times , if we may judge from the
archaic remains now to be seen on the Acropolis of Athens . Apparently the first ...
Page 17
... seem to give her an air of distinction , but Michaelis assigned these heads
wrongly to the chariot of Athenè , as Sauer has already pointed out . whether
these features are sufficient to justify the name that REMAINS OF CENTRAL
GROUP 17.
... seem to give her an air of distinction , but Michaelis assigned these heads
wrongly to the chariot of Athenè , as Sauer has already pointed out . whether
these features are sufficient to justify the name that REMAINS OF CENTRAL
GROUP 17.
Page 19
Great as has been the wreck of the central group , we can still in a measure
realise the composition from Carrey ' s drawing , and the style from the torsos and
fragments that remain ( Pl . V . ) . The fragmentary body of Poseidon , M , which
we ...
Great as has been the wreck of the central group , we can still in a measure
realise the composition from Carrey ' s drawing , and the style from the torsos and
fragments that remain ( Pl . V . ) . The fragmentary body of Poseidon , M , which
we ...
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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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